Which to use
“maison” and “mansión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,202
- “maison” frequency rank
- #9,679
- “mansión” frequency rank
- 46881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maison | mansión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Casa. | Palacio o casa suntuosa. |
Where the eye mixes maison and mansión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses maison with mansión
A purely visual mix-up. maison (/mɛ.zɔ̃/) and mansión ([mãnˈsjõn]) 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 46881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maison is recorded at frequency rank #37,202, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɛ.zɔ̃/. mansión is at rank #9,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mãnˈsjõn].
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 46881, this pair ranks #123,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maison vs mansión
Shared letters: aimns. Private to "maison": o. Private to "mansión": ó.
"maison" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mansión" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maison ← amison · maiosn · maisno · maisonn · maisson · masion · miason · mmaison
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maison" and "mansión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maison" vs "mansión" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maison" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mansión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maison" and "mansión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maison vs mirón". 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 #123,202 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.