Which to use
“maçon” is an adjective and “macros” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,438
- “maçon” frequency rank
- #49,776
- “macros” frequency rank
- 65214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maçon | macros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui appartient au métier des maçons ou leur est comparable. | Pluriel de macro. |
Where the eye mixes maçon and macros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. maçon runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against macros's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses maçon with macros
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maçon is \ma.sɔ̃\ while macros is \ma.kʁo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maçon is recorded at frequency rank #15,438, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.sɔ̃\. macros is at rank #49,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.kʁo\.
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 65214, this pair ranks #73,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maçon vs macros
Shared letters: amo. Private to "maçon": nç. Private to "macros": crs.
"maçon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "macros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- macros ← amcros · maccros · macors · macross · macrros · macrso · mcaros · mmacros
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maçon" for "macros" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maçon" or "macros"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maçon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "macros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maçon" and "macros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macros vs microns". 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 #73,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.