# addition vs ambition

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### addition
*noun · IPA \a.di.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #9,776*
Action d’ajouter.

### ambition
*noun · IPA \ɑ̃.bi.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #4,398*
Recherche d’honneurs, de gloire, d’élévation sociale, de distinction.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/addition-vs-ambition