Which to use
“maisons” and “mason” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,483
- “maisons” frequency rank
- #14,730
- “mason” frequency rank
- 16213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maisons | mason |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de maison. | Maçon. |
Where the eye mixes maisons and mason
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses maisons with mason
A purely visual mix-up. maisons (\mɛ.zɔ̃\) and mason (\ˈmeɪ.sən\) 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 16213, 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\. mason is at rank #14,730, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmeɪ.sən\.
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 16213, this pair ranks #388,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maisons vs mason
Shared letters: amnos. Private to "maisons": i. Private to "mason": -.
"maisons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "mason" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maisons" and "mason" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maisons" vs "mason" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "maisons" and "mason" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maisons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mason" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maisons" and "mason" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manor vs mason". 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 #388,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.