mansion

/ˈmæn.ʃən/

//ˈmæn.ʃən// noun

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"mansion" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mansion” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,933
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mansion · mansion · English

mansion · rank #6,933 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,933
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH machinery

Nearest frequency peer: machinery (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mansion”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mansion” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mansion vs mason
71% similar
mansion vs Marion
57% similar
mansion vs Manson
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mansion
PropertyValue
Headwordmansion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmæn.ʃən/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,933
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mansion”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mansionlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “machinery” (#6,932), “mega” (#6,934), “liar” (#6,931). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mansion” is #6,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mansion (IPA /ˈmæn.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,933 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mansion, with forms such as "amnsion", "manison", and "mannsion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "mason", "Marion", "Manson", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”). By surface analysis, manse + -ion. The correct English form is mansion, spelled M-A-N-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.
  2. 2
    A luxurious flat (apartment).
  3. 3
    An apartment building.
  4. 4
    A house provided for a clergyman; a manse.
  5. 5
    A stopping-place during a journey; a stage.
  6. 6
    An astrological house; a station of the moon.
  7. 7
    One of twenty-eight sections of the sky.
  8. 8
    An individual habitation or apartment within a large house or group of buildings. (Now chiefly in allusion to John 14:2.)
  9. 9
    Any of the branches of the Rastafari movement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mansion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. According to that Cabaliſticall Dogma: If Abram had not had this Letter [i.e., ה (he)] added unto his Name he had remained fruitleſſe, and without the power of generation: […] So that being ſterill before, he received the power of generation from that meaſure and manſion in the Archetype; and was made conformable unto Binah.
  2. In my Father's house are many mansions [translating μοναὶ (monaì)]: if it were not so, I would have told you.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”). By surface analysis, manse + -ion.

This word in other languages

mansión(Español)manoir(Français)Herrenhaus(Deutsch)mansão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnsion
  • manison
  • mannsion
  • mansino
  • mansionn
  • mansoin
  • manssion
  • mantion
  • masnion
  • mmansion
  • mnasion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mansion - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amnsion2manison2mannsion1mansino2mansionn1mansoin2manssion1mantion1
Edit distance from "mansion"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mansion"?
"mansion" is spelled M-A-N-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæn.ʃən/.
What does "mansion" mean?
As a noun, "mansion" means: A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.
What words are commonly confused with "mansion"?
"mansion" is commonly confused with "mason", "Marion", "Manson". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mansion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mansion" is /ˈmæn.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mansion"?
Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”). By surface analysis, manse + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mansion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ideology11 variantspending11 variantsflowing11 variantsstarter11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list