VisiervsVisionTell them apart

Which to use

“Visier” and “Vision” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,591
“Visier” frequency rank
#5,441
“Vision” frequency rank
16032
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Visier Vision
Definition bewegliche Vorrichtung an einem Helm zum Schutz des Gesichts übernatürliche Erscheinung, Offenbarung

Where the eye mixes Visier and Vision

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Visier
6 ch
Vision

Look-alike desk: Visier vs Vision

A purely visual mix-up. Visier ([viˈziːɐ̯]) and Vision ([viˈzi̯oːn]) 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 16032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Visier is recorded at frequency rank #10,591, classified as anoun, pronounced [viˈziːɐ̯]. Vision is at rank #5,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced [viˈzi̯oːn].

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 16032, this pair ranks #1,939,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Visier vs Vision

Shared letters: isv. Private to "Visier": er. Private to "Vision": no.

"Visier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "Vision" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Visierivsier · viiser · viseir · visierr · visire · vissier · vsiier · vvisier
  • Visionivsion · viison · visino · visionn · visoin · vission · vsiion · vvision

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Visier" for "Vision" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([viˈziːɐ̯] versus [viˈzi̯oːn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Visier" vs "Vision" - which ranks higher?
"Vision" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,441 in our German list, against #10,591 for "Visier". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Visier" and "Vision" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Visier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vision" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,939,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Visier" and "Vision" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Viper vs Visier". 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 #1,939,190 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list