Which to use
“additions” and “ambitions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,687
- “additions” frequency rank
- #8,066
- “ambitions” frequency rank
- 44753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | additions | ambitions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de addition. | Pluriel de ambition. |
Where the eye mixes additions and ambitions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. additions and ambitions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: additions vs ambitions
A purely visual mix-up. additions (\a.di.sjɔ̃\) and ambitions (\ɑ̃.bi.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 44753, 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\. ambitions is at rank #8,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.bi.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 44753, this pair ranks #208,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of additions vs ambitions
Shared letters: ainost. Private to "additions": d. Private to "ambitions": bm.
"additions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "ambitions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "additions" and "ambitions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "additions" or "ambitions"?
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 "ambitions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "additions" and "ambitions" 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 #208,088 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.