visión

[biˈsjõn]

/[biˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“visión” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,432 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,432
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de percibir algo con los ojos a través de la luz que, reflejada en los objetos, impacta en ellos.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

visión vs viso
50% similar
visión vs visto
50% similar
visión vs vivió
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for visión
PropertyValue
Headwordvisión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biˈsjõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,432
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “visión” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). visión lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for visión is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [biˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,432 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for visión, with forms such as "bisión", "ivsión", and "vición". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "viso", "visto", "vivió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is visión, spelled V-I-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de percibir algo con los ojos a través de la luz que, reflejada en los objetos, impacta en ellos.
  2. 2
    Capacidad de percibir de este modo. Es uno de los cinco sentidos tradicionalmente reconocidos en el ser humano, y el de más importancia en la mayoría de las personas en cuanto a la comprensión de su entorno.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, acción y efecto de captar alguna cosa con la inteligencia.
  4. 4
    Objeto que se ofrece a la visión₁, en tanto y en cuanto es percibido.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, perspectiva o enfoque desde el cual se percibe o comprende algún asunto.
  6. 6
    Alucinación visual que afecta a los sentidos o la mente, haciéndoles pensar que se trata de algo visto.

Synonyms

vistapercepciónpunto de vistaperspectivaenfoqueaparición

Antonyms

ceguera

This word in other languages

sight(English)vue(Français)Sicht(Deutsch)visão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bisión,ivsión,vición,viisón,visinó,visiónn,vissión,visóin,vsiión,vvisión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of visión - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bisión1ivsión2vición1viisón2visinó2visiónn1vissión1visóin2
Edit distance from "visión"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "visión"?
"visión" is spelled V-I-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈsjõn].
What does "visión" mean?
As a noun, "visión" means: Acción y efecto de percibir algo con los ojos a través de la luz que, reflejada en los objetos, impacta en ellos.
What words are commonly confused with "visión"?
"visión" is commonly confused with "viso", "visto", "vivió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "visión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "visión" is [biˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "visión" come from?
"visión" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “visión”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-I-S-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [biˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “viso” - see the side-by-side comparison. visión vs viso
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list