Which to use
“mansión” and “masón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,679
- “mansión” frequency rank
- #34,672
- “masón” frequency rank
- 44351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mansión | masón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palacio o casa suntuosa. | Persona que pertenece a la francmasonería. |
Where the eye mixes mansión and masón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mansión runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against masón's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mansión with masón
A purely visual mix-up. mansión ([mãnˈsjõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mansión is recorded at frequency rank #9,679, classified as anoun, pronounced [mãnˈsjõn]. 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 44351, this pair ranks #137,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mansión vs masón
Shared letters: amnsó. Private to "mansión": i. Private to "masón": -.
"mansión" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "masón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mansión" for "masón" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mansión" or "masón" show up more?
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 "mansión" 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 #137,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mansión" and "masón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "masón vs mirón". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #137,535 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.