# Maison

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,834

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
A spelling variant of Mason. The surname can also be from French Maison (“house”).

## Easily confused with
- **mason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-mason)
- **Marion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-marion)
- **maroon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-maroon)
- **Manson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-manson)
- **matron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-matron)
- **mansion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-mansion)
- **Marston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-marston)
- **Morison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-morison)
- **main** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/main-vs-maison)
- **Mais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mais-vs-maison)
- **Macon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-maison)
- **Mahon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahon-vs-maison)
- **maiden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maiden-vs-maison)
- **macron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macron-vs-maison)
- **Maisie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maisie-vs-maison)
- **Madsen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madsen-vs-maison)
- **maidan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maidan-vs-maison)
- **Madison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madison-vs-maison)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amison`, `maiosn`, `maisno`, `maisonn`, `maisson`, `masion`, `miason`, `mmaison`

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