Which to use
“maison” and “masón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,202
- “maison” frequency rank
- #34,672
- “masón” frequency rank
- 71874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maison | masón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Casa. | Persona que pertenece a la francmasonería. |
Where the eye mixes maison and masón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maison vs masón
A purely visual mix-up. maison (/mɛ.zɔ̃/) and masón ([maˈsõn]) 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 71874, 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/. masón is at rank #34,672, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈsõn].
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 71874, this pair ranks #26,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maison vs masón
Shared letters: amns. Private to "maison": io. Private to "masón": ó.
"maison" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "masón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maison ← amison · maiosn · maisno · maisonn · maisson · masion · miason · mmaison
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maison" and "masón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maison" or "masón" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maison" and "masón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maison" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "masón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maison" and "masón" 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 #26,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.