Which to use
“maison” and “moisson” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #235
- “maison” frequency rank
- #20,504
- “moisson” frequency rank
- 20739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maison | moisson |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bâtiment servant de logis, d’habitation, de demeure. | Récolte des blés et autres céréales. |
Where the eye mixes maison and moisson
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maison vs moisson
A purely visual mix-up. maison (\me.zɔ̃\) and moisson (\mwa.sɔ̃\) 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 20739, 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\. moisson is at rank #20,504, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mwa.sɔ̃\.
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 20739, this pair ranks #366,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maison vs moisson
Shared letters: imnos. Private to "maison": a. Private to "moisson": -.
"maison" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "moisson" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "maison" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moisson" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maison" and "moisson" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Moissac vs moisson". 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 #366,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.