Which to use
“maisons” and “marrons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,483
- “maisons” frequency rank
- #20,495
- “marrons” frequency rank
- 21978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maisons | marrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de maison. | Pluriel de marron (couleur, fruit). |
Where the eye mixes maisons and marrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between maisons and marrons
A purely visual mix-up. maisons (\mɛ.zɔ̃\) and marrons (\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 21978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maisons is recorded at frequency rank #1,483, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɛ.zɔ̃\. marrons is at rank #20,495, 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 21978, this pair ranks #360,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maisons vs marrons
Shared letters: amnos. Private to "maisons": i. Private to "marrons": r.
"maisons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "marrons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maisons" and "marrons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "maisons" vs "marrons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maisons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marrons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maisons" and "marrons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macros vs marrons". 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 #360,435 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.