Which to use
“maison” and “marron” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #235
- “maison” frequency rank
- #9,510
- “marron” frequency rank
- 9745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maison | marron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bâtiment servant de logis, d’habitation, de demeure. | Fruit rond comestible de certaines variétés de châtaigniers, plus gros qu’une châtaigne ordinaire, de couleur brune. |
Where the eye mixes maison and marron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. maison (\me.zɔ̃\) and marron (\ma.ʁɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maison is recorded at frequency rank #235, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.zɔ̃\. marron is at rank #9,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʁɔ̃\.
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 9745, this pair ranks #415,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maison vs marron
Shared letters: amno. Private to "maison": is. Private to "marron": r.
"maison" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "marron" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC