Which to use
“addictions” and “additions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,258
- “addictions” frequency rank
- #36,687
- “additions” frequency rank
- 68945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | addictions | additions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de addiction (dépendance). | Pluriel de addition. |
Where the eye mixes addictions and additions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. addictions runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVVCC) against additions's 9 (VCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses addictions with additions
A purely visual mix-up. addictions (\a.dik.sjɔ̃\) and additions (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68945, 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\. additions is at rank #36,687, 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 68945, this pair ranks #57,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of addictions vs additions
Shared letters: adinost. Private to "addictions": c. Private to "additions": -.
"addictions" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC · "additions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- addictions ← addcitions · addicctions · addicitons · addictinos · addictionns · addictionss · addictiosn · addictoins
- additions ← addiitons · additinos · additionns · additionss · additiosn · additoins · addittions · addtiions
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "addictions" and "additions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "addictions" or "additions"?
After this comparison
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 "additions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "addictions" and "additions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "additions vs adoptions". 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 #57,099 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.