Which to use
“views” is a verb and “vis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,460
- “views” frequency rank
- #23,775
- “vis” frequency rank
- 44235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | views | vis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs view | Schraube |
Letter map: views vs vis
Shared letters muted; letters that set views and vis apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: views vs vis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: views is averb and visanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
views is recorded at frequency rank #20,460, classified as averb, pronounced […]. vis is at rank #23,775, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vis].
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 44235, this pair ranks #1,392,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of views vs vis
Shared letters: isv. Private to "views": ew. Private to "vis": -.
"views" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- views ← ivews · veiws · viesw · viewss · viewws · viwes · vviews
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "views" for "vis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "views" or "vis"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "views" and "vis".
- Full dictionary entry for "views" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,392,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "views" and "vis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vis vs voip". 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 #1,392,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.