VisionvsvisitConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,441
“Vision” frequency rank
#31,352
“visit” frequency rank
36793
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vision visit
Definition übernatürliche Erscheinung, Offenbarung vorübergehendes Aufsuchen des Aufenthaltsorts einer Person, eines Gebäudes oder einer Institution; Besuch

Where the eye mixes Vision and visit

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

6 ch
Vision
5 ch
visit

Visual trap between Vision and visit

A purely visual mix-up. Vision ([viˈzi̯oːn]) and visit ([vɪzɪt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36793, 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]. visit is at rank #31,352, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vɪzɪt].

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 36793, this pair ranks #1,606,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Vision vs visit

Shared letters: isv. Private to "Vision": no. Private to "visit": t.

"Vision" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "visit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Visionivsion · viison · visino · visionn · visoin · vission · vsiion · vvision
  • visitivsit · viist · visitt · vissit · visti · vsiit · vvisit

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Vision" and "visit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([viˈzi̯oːn] versus [vɪzɪt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Vision" or "visit"?
"Vision" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,441 in our German list, against #31,352 for "visit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "visit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,606,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vision" and "visit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visit vs Visite". 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 #1,606,562 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