Which to use
“maillon” and “maison” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,928
- “maillon” frequency rank
- #235
- “maison” frequency rank
- 24163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maillon | maison |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petite maille. | Bâtiment servant de logis, d’habitation, de demeure. |
Where the eye mixes maillon and maison
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maillon vs maison
A purely visual mix-up. maillon (\mɑ.jɔ̃\) and maison (\me.zɔ̃\) 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 24163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maillon is recorded at frequency rank #23,928, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑ.jɔ̃\. maison is at rank #235, tagged as anoun, pronounced \me.zɔ̃\.
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 24163, this pair ranks #348,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maillon vs maison
Shared letters: aimno. Private to "maillon": l. Private to "maison": s.
"maillon" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "maison" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maillon" and "maison" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "maillon" or "maison" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maillon" and "maison" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maillon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maison" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maillon" and "maison" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maillon vs milon". 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 #348,213 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.