visage
/ˈvɪz.ɪd͡ʒ/
"visage" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“visage” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #38,235 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,235
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Countenance; one's face.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | visage |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɪz.ɪd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #38,235 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “visage” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for visage is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈvɪz.ɪd͡ʒ/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,235 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for visage, with forms such as "ivsage", "viasge", and "visaeg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "vise", "voyage", "visa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English visage, from Anglo-Norman visage, from Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derived from Latin vīsus (“appearance, sight”), derived from vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision. The correct English form is visage, spelled V-I-S-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Countenance; one's face.
- 2The appearance or aspect of something, especially when expressive or distinctive.
Etymology
From Middle English visage, from Anglo-Norman visage, from Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derived from Latin vīsus (“appearance, sight”), derived from vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ivsage,viasge,visaeg,visagge,visgae,vissage,vsiage,vvisage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of visage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “visage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-I-S-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈvɪz.ɪd͡ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vise” - see the side-by-side comparison. visage vs vise
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.