Which to use
“additions” and “auditions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,687
- “additions” frequency rank
- #15,306
- “auditions” frequency rank
- 51993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | additions | auditions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de addition. | Pluriel de audition. |
Where the eye mixes additions and auditions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. additions (VCCVCVVCC) and auditions (VVCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses additions with auditions
A purely visual mix-up. additions (\a.di.sjɔ̃\) and auditions (\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 a single letter - d in “additions” becomes u in “auditions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51993, 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\. auditions is at rank #15,306, 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 51993, this pair ranks #150,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of additions vs auditions
Shared letters: adinost. Private to "additions": -. Private to "auditions": u.
"additions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "auditions" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "additions" and "auditions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "additions" vs "auditions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "additions" and "auditions" 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 "auditions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "additions" and "auditions" 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 #150,939 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.