Which to use
“maison” and “maricón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,202
- “maison” frequency rank
- #22,765
- “maricón” frequency rank
- 59967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maison | maricón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Casa. | Hombre que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico. |
Where the eye mixes maison and maricón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maison and maricón
A purely visual mix-up. maison (/mɛ.zɔ̃/) and maricón ([maɾiˈkõn]) 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 59967, 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/. maricón is at rank #22,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɾiˈkõn].
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 59967, this pair ranks #60,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maison vs maricón
Shared letters: aimn. Private to "maison": os. Private to "maricón": cró.
"maison" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "maricón" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maison ← amison · maiosn · maisno · maisonn · maisson · masion · miason · mmaison
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maison" for "maricón" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maison" or "maricón"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maison" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maricón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maison" and "maricón" 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 #60,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.