Which to use
“adição” and “audição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,565
- “adição” frequency rank
- #7,865
- “audição” frequency rank
- 16430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adição | audição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de adir | o ato de ouvir, escutar |
Where the eye mixes adição and audição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adição runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against audição's 7 (VVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adição and audição
A purely visual mix-up. adição (/ɐ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and audição (/aw.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 16430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adição is recorded at frequency rank #8,565, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. audição is at rank #7,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aw.di.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 16430, this pair ranks #55,107 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adição vs audição
Shared letters: adioãç. Private to "adição": -. Private to "audição": u.
"adição" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "audição" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adição" for "audição" ever safe?
Which is more common, "adição" or "audição"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "audição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,107 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adição" and "audição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdução vs adição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,107 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.