Which to use
“additions” and “adoptions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,687
- “additions” frequency rank
- #48,895
- “adoptions” frequency rank
- 85582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | additions | adoptions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de addition. | Pluriel de adoption. |
Where the eye mixes additions and adoptions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. additions (VCCVCVVCC) and adoptions (VCVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between additions and adoptions
A purely visual mix-up. additions (\a.di.sjɔ̃\) and adoptions (\a.dɔp.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
additions is recorded at frequency rank #36,687, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.di.sjɔ̃\. adoptions is at rank #48,895, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.dɔp.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 85582, this pair ranks #11,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of additions vs adoptions
Shared letters: adinost. Private to "additions": -. Private to "adoptions": p.
"additions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "adoptions" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "additions" for "adoptions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "additions" or "adoptions"?
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 "additions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "additions" and "adoptions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adoptifs 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 #11,091 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.