Which to use
“visions” and “visits” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,312
- “visions” frequency rank
- #4,343
- “visits” frequency rank
- 14655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visions | visits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of vision | plural of visit |
Where the eye mixes visions and visits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. visions runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against visits's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between visions and visits
A purely visual mix-up. visions (/ˈvɪʒənz/) and visits (/ˈvɪzɪts/) 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 14655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visions is recorded at frequency rank #10,312, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɪʒənz/. visits is at rank #4,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɪzɪts/.
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 14655, this pair ranks #468,739 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of visions vs visits
Shared letters: isv. Private to "visions": no. Private to "visits": t.
"visions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "visits" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "visions" and "visits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "visions" vs "visits" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "visions" and "visits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "visions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #468,739 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visions" and "visits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viscous vs visions". 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 #468,739 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.