Which to use
“addicts” is an adjective and “addis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,134
- “addicts” frequency rank
- #28,040
- “addis” frequency rank
- 75174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | addicts | addis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de addict. | Locatif singulier de addi. |
Where the eye mixes addicts and addis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. addicts runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against addis's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses addicts with addis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: addicts is \a.dikt\ while addis is /ˈɑdːis/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
addicts is recorded at frequency rank #47,134, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.dikt\. addis is at rank #28,040, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɑdːis/.
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 75174, this pair ranks #34,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of addicts vs addis
Shared letters: adis. Private to "addicts": ct. Private to "addis": -.
"addicts" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "addis" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "addicts" for "addis" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "addicts" or "addis" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "addicts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "addis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "addicts" and "addis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "addicts vs audits". 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 #34,883 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.