# vision

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɪʒ.n̩/ · frequency rank #2,374

## Definitions
1. The sense or ability of sight.
2. Something seen; an object perceived visually.
3. Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
4. Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
5. A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
6. An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
7. General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
8. A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
9. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
10. Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.

## Etymology
From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from the verb videō (“I see”) + action noun suffix -iō.

## Easily confused with
- **visit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vision-vs-visit)
- **visor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vision-vs-visor)
- **visits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vision-vs-visits)
- **Vivian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vision-vs-vivian)
- **Vivien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vision-vs-vivien)
- **visitor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vision-vs-visitor)
- **visions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vision-vs-visions)
- **version** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/version-vs-vision)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ivsion`, `viison`, `visino`, `visionn`, `visoin`, `vission`, `vition`, `vsiion`, `vvision`

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