# visa

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈviːzə/ · frequency rank #5,849

## Definitions
1. A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

## Etymology
From 1831, "official signature or endorsement on a passport," from French visa, from Latin charta vīsa (“paper that has been seen”) from feminine perfect passive of Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, vista.

## Easily confused with
- **Vos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vos)
- **Viv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-viv)
- **VPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vps)
- **Vit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vit)
- **VIX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vix)
- **vita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vita)
- **viva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-viva)
- **Voss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-voss)
- **vive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vive)
- **vise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vise)
- **visit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-visit)
- **vital** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vital)
- **vista** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vista)
- **visor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-visor)
- **visual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-visual)
- **visage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-visage)
- **Vishal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-vishal)
- **VA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/va-vs-visa)
- **vi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vi-vs-visa)
- **via** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/via-vs-visa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ivsa`, `vias`, `vissa`, `vsia`, `vvisa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/visa