Which to use
“Vision” and “Visionen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,441
- “Vision” frequency rank
- #10,395
- “Visionen” frequency rank
- 15836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vision | Visionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | übernatürliche Erscheinung, Offenbarung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vision |
Where the eye mixes Vision and Visionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Vision vs Visionen
A purely visual mix-up. Vision ([viˈzi̯oːn]) and Visionen ([viˈzi̯oːnən]) 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 “Visionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15836, 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]. Visionen is at rank #10,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced [viˈzi̯oːnən].
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 15836, this pair ranks #1,940,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vision vs Visionen
Shared letters: inosv. Private to "Vision": -. Private to "Visionen": e.
"Vision" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Visionen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Vision" for "Visionen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Vision" vs "Visionen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Vision" and "Visionen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Visionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vision" and "Visionen" 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 #1,940,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.