Which to use
“additionne” and “additionner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,103
- “additionne” frequency rank
- #40,583
- “additionner” frequency rank
- 81686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | additionne | additionner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe additionner. | Ajouter plusieurs nombres l’un à l’autre pour en trouver le total. |
Where the eye mixes additionne and additionner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. additionne runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVCCV) against additionner's 11 (VCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between additionne and additionner
A purely visual mix-up. additionne (\a.di.sjɔn\) and additionner (\a.di.sjɔ.ne\) 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 extra letter(s) - “additionne” sits inside “additionner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
additionne is recorded at frequency rank #41,103, classified as averb, pronounced \a.di.sjɔn\. additionner is at rank #40,583, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.di.sjɔ.ne\.
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 81686, this pair ranks #18,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of additionne vs additionner
Shared letters: adeinot. Private to "additionne": -. Private to "additionner": r.
"additionne" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV · "additionner" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- additionne ← addiitonne · additinone · additione · additionen · additoinne · addittionne · addtiionne · adidtionne
- additionner ← addiitonner · additinoner · additionenr · additioner · additionnerr · additionnre · additoinner · addittionner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "additionne" and "additionner" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "additionne" or "additionner" show up more?
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 "additionne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "additionner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "additionne" and "additionner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "additionne vs auditionner". 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 #18,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.