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“maisons” and “moissons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,483
- “maisons” frequency rank
- #38,922
- “moissons” frequency rank
- 40405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maisons | moissons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de maison. | Pluriel de moisson. |
Where the eye mixes maisons and moissons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maisons vs moissons
A purely visual mix-up. maisons (\mɛ.zɔ̃\) and moissons (\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 40405, 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\. moissons is at rank #38,922, 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 40405, this pair ranks #240,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maisons vs moissons
Shared letters: imnos. Private to "maisons": a. Private to "moissons": -.
"maisons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "moissons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maisons" and "moissons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maisons" vs "moissons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "moissons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maisons" and "moissons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moissons vs mousson". 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 #240,764 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.