Which to use
“addictif” and “auditif” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,806
- “addictif” frequency rank
- #29,233
- “auditif” frequency rank
- 61039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | addictif | auditif |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Susceptible de provoquer une addiction, c’est-à-dire une dépendance très importante empêchant le sujet de se livrer à toute autre activité de pensée que celle concernant la substance, l’activité ou la société addictive elle-même. | Relatif à l’audition ou à l’ouïe. |
Where the eye mixes addictif and auditif
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. addictif runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against auditif's 7 (VVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between addictif and auditif
A purely visual mix-up. addictif (\a.dik.tif\) and auditif (\o.di.tif\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
addictif is recorded at frequency rank #31,806, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.dik.tif\. auditif is at rank #29,233, tagged as anadj, pronounced \o.di.tif\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61039, this pair ranks #94,408 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of addictif vs auditif
Shared letters: adfit. Private to "addictif": c. Private to "auditif": u.
"addictif" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "auditif" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "addictif" for "auditif" ever safe?
Which is more common, "addictif" or "auditif"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "addictif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auditif" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,408 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "addictif" and "auditif" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "addictif vs addicts". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #94,408 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.