# visor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvaɪzɚ/ · frequency rank #29,884

## Definitions
1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
2. A mask for the face.
3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
4. A rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare.

## Etymology
From Middle English viser, from Anglo-Norman viser and Old French visiere.

## Easily confused with
- **vor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visor-vs-vor)
- **vista** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visor-vs-vista)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vis-vs-visor)
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visa-vs-visor)
- **vise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vise-vs-visor)
- **vino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vino-vs-visor)
- **Vigo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vigo-vs-visor)
- **visit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visit-vs-visor)
- **vapor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vapor-vs-visor)
- **vicar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-visor)
- **viper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viper-vs-visor)
- **valor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/valor-vs-visor)
- **vigor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vigor-vs-visor)
- **Vinod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vinod-vs-visor)
- **vision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vision-vs-visor)
- **victor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/victor-vs-visor)
- **Viktor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viktor-vs-visor)
- **vigour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vigour-vs-visor)
- **visitor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/visitor-vs-visor)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ivsor`, `viosr`, `visorr`, `visro`, `vissor`, `vsior`, `vvisor`

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