Which to use
“addictions” and “addition” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,258
- “addictions” frequency rank
- #9,776
- “addition” frequency rank
- 42034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | addictions | addition |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de addiction (dépendance). | Action d’ajouter. |
Where the eye mixes addictions and addition
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. addictions runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVVCC) against addition's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between addictions and addition
A purely visual mix-up. addictions (\a.dik.sjɔ̃\) and addition (\a.di.sjɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
addictions is recorded at frequency rank #32,258, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.dik.sjɔ̃\. addition is at rank #9,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.di.sjɔ̃\.
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 42034, this pair ranks #228,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of addictions vs addition
Shared letters: adinot. Private to "addictions": cs. Private to "addition": -.
"addictions" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC · "addition" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- addictions ← addcitions · addicctions · addicitons · addictinos · addictionns · addictionss · addictiosn · addictoins
- addition ← addiiton · additino · additionn · additoin · addittion · addtiion · adidtion · adition
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "addictions" and "addition" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "addictions" or "addition"?
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 "addictions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "addition" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "addictions" and "addition" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "addictions vs adduction". 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 #228,696 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.