Which to use
“maçon” is an adjective and “magot” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,438
- “maçon” frequency rank
- #42,999
- “magot” frequency rank
- 58437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maçon | magot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui appartient au métier des maçons ou leur est comparable. | Gros singe sans queue, du genre des macaques. |
Where the eye mixes maçon and magot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. maçon and magot follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maçon vs magot
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maçon is \ma.sɔ̃\ while magot is \ma.ɡo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58437, 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\. magot is at rank #42,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.ɡo\.
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 58437, this pair ranks #109,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maçon vs magot
Shared letters: amo. Private to "maçon": nç. Private to "magot": gt.
"maçon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "magot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- magot ← amgot · maggot · magott · magto · maogt · mgaot · mmagot
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maçon" and "magot" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maçon" or "magot"?
After this comparison
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 "magot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maçon" and "magot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magot vs magret". 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 #109,086 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.