Which to use
“mason” and “melon” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,709
- “mason” frequency rank
- #19,138
- “melon” frequency rank
- 24847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mason | melon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick. | Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. |
Where the eye mixes mason and melon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mason and melon
A purely visual mix-up. mason (/ˈmeɪsən/) and melon (/ˈmɛlən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mason is recorded at frequency rank #5,709, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeɪsən/. melon is at rank #19,138, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɛlən/.
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 24847, this pair ranks #398,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mason vs melon
Shared letters: mno. Private to "mason": as. Private to "melon": el.
"mason" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "melon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mason" and "melon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mason" or "melon"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mason" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "melon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,873 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mason" and "melon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mela vs melon". 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 #398,873 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.