Which to use
“additifs” and “additions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,434
- “additifs” frequency rank
- #36,687
- “additions” frequency rank
- 65121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | additifs | additions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de additif. | Pluriel de addition. |
Where the eye mixes additifs and additions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. additifs runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against additions's 9 (VCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between additifs and additions
A purely visual mix-up. additifs (\a.di.tif\) 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 65121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
additifs is recorded at frequency rank #28,434, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.di.tif\. 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 65121, this pair ranks #73,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of additifs vs additions
Shared letters: adist. Private to "additifs": f. Private to "additions": no.
"additifs" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "additions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "additifs" and "additions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "additifs" vs "additions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "additifs" and "additions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "additifs" 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 #73,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "additifs" 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 #73,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.