Which to use
“mansión” and “mission” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,679
- “mansión” frequency rank
- #38,246
- “mission” frequency rank
- 47925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mansión | mission |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Palacio o casa suntuosa. | Un conjunto de tareas que cumple un propósito o deber; una tarea establecida por un empleador, o por uno mismo, encargo, misión. |
Where the eye mixes mansión and mission
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mansión and mission follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mansión with mission
A purely visual mix-up. mansión ([mãnˈsjõn]) and mission (/ˈmɪʃ.ən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47925, 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]. mission is at rank #38,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɪʃ.ən/.
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 47925, this pair ranks #117,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mansión vs mission
Shared letters: imns. Private to "mansión": aó. Private to "mission": o.
"mansión" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "mission" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mission ← imssion · miscion · mision · misison · missino · missionn · missoin · mmission
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mansión" for "mission" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mansión" or "mission"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mansión" and "mission" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mansión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mission" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mansión" and "mission" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "missing vs mission". 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 #117,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.