# adoption vs adoration

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### adoption
*noun · IPA \a.dɔp.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #3,892*
Action d’adopter.

### adoration
*noun · IPA \a.dɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #17,329*
Action d’adorer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/adoption-vs-adoration