Which to use
“Vision” and “Visionär” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,441
- “Vision” frequency rank
- #38,505
- “Visionär” frequency rank
- 43946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vision | Visionär |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | übernatürliche Erscheinung, Offenbarung | eine Person, die Vorstellungen von der Zukunft entwickelt |
Where the eye mixes Vision and Visionär
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Vision with Visionär
A purely visual mix-up. Vision ([viˈzi̯oːn]) and Visionär ([vizi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]) 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) - “Vision” sits inside “Visionär”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vision is recorded at frequency rank #5,441, classified as anoun, pronounced [viˈzi̯oːn]. Visionär is at rank #38,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vizi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯].
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 43946, this pair ranks #1,402,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vision vs Visionär
Shared letters: inosv. Private to "Vision": -. Private to "Visionär": rä.
"Vision" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Visionär" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vision ← ivsion · viison · visino · visionn · visoin · vission · vsiion · vvision
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vision" and "Visionär" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Vision" or "Visionär" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Visionär" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,402,004 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vision" and "Visionär" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Visionär vs Visionen". 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 #1,402,004 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.