Which to use
“maison” and “mesón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,202
- “maison” frequency rank
- #37,216
- “mesón” frequency rank
- 74418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maison | mesón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Casa. | Establecimiento comercial antiguo o rústico destinado al hospedaje de viajeros y el expendio de bebida y comida para consumir en las propias instalaciones. |
Where the eye mixes maison and mesón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maison and mesón
A purely visual mix-up. maison (/mɛ.zɔ̃/) and mesón ([meˈsõn]) 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 74418, 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/. mesón is at rank #37,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meˈsõn].
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 74418, this pair ranks #21,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maison vs mesón
Shared letters: mns. Private to "maison": aio. Private to "mesón": eó.
"maison" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "mesón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maison ← amison · maiosn · maisno · maisonn · maisson · masion · miason · mmaison
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maison" for "mesón" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maison" vs "mesón" - 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 "mesón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maison" and "mesón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mesón 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 #21,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.