# man vs mason

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### man
*noun · IPA /ˈmæn/ · frequency rank #148*
An adult male human.

### mason
*noun · IPA /ˈmeɪsən/ · frequency rank #5,709*
A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.

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