Which to use
“mas” and “mason” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,694
- “mas” frequency rank
- #14,730
- “mason” frequency rank
- 24424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mas | mason |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ferme dans le midi de la France. | Maçon. |
Where the eye mixes mas and mason
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mas and mason
A purely visual mix-up. mas (\mas\) 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 extra letter(s) - “mas” sits inside “mason”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mas is recorded at frequency rank #9,694, classified as anoun, pronounced \mas\. 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 24424, this pair ranks #346,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mas vs mason
Shared letters: ams. Private to "mas": -. Private to "mason": no.
"mas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mason" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mason ← amson · maosn · masno · masonn · mmason · msaon
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mas" for "mason" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mas" or "mason"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mas" and "mason" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mas" 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 #346,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mas" 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 #346,720 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.