Which to use
“additions” and “audition” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,687
- “additions” frequency rank
- #7,528
- “audition” frequency rank
- 44215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | additions | audition |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de addition. | Action d’entendre. |
Where the eye mixes additions and audition
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. additions runs 9 letters (VCCVCVVCC) against audition's 8 (VVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses additions with audition
A purely visual mix-up. additions (\a.di.sjɔ̃\) and audition (\o.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 44215, 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\. audition is at rank #7,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.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 44215, this pair ranks #212,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of additions vs audition
Shared letters: adinot. Private to "additions": s. Private to "audition": u.
"additions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "audition" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "additions" and "audition" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "additions" or "audition"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "additions" and "audition" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "additions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "audition" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "additions" and "audition" 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 #212,170 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.