Which to use
“maisonnée” and “maisonnette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,724
- “maisonnée” frequency rank
- #44,562
- “maisonnette” frequency rank
- 90286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maisonnée | maisonnette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des personnes, généralement de la même famille, qui habitent la même maison. | Maison basse et petite. |
Where the eye mixes maisonnée and maisonnette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maisonnée vs maisonnette
A purely visual mix-up. maisonnée (\mɛ.zɔ.ne\) and maisonnette (\mɛ.zɔ.nɛt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maisonnée is recorded at frequency rank #45,724, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɛ.zɔ.ne\. maisonnette is at rank #44,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɛ.zɔ.nɛt\.
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 90286, this pair ranks #4,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maisonnée vs maisonnette
Shared letters: aeimnos. Private to "maisonnée": é. Private to "maisonnette": t.
"maisonnée" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVV · "maisonnette" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maisonnette ← amisonnette · maiosnnette · maisnonette · maisonentte · maisonette · maisonnete · maisonnetet · maisonntete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maisonnée" and "maisonnette" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "maisonnée" or "maisonnette"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "maisonnée" and "maisonnette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maisonnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maisonnette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maisonnée" and "maisonnette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maisonnette vs marionnette". 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 #4,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.