Which to use
“vigan” and “visa” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #50,000
- “vigan” frequency rank
- #6,770
- “visa” frequency rank
- 56770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigan | visa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gros drap de laine foulée, de faible qualité, ni tondu, ni peigné, il contenait 960 fils de chaîne pour une largeur de 3/4 d'aune. | Attestation qu’un acte a été examiné, qui rend cet acte valable. |
Where the eye mixes vigan and visa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vigan vs visa
A purely visual mix-up. vigan (\vi.ɡɑ̃\) and visa (\vi.za\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigan is recorded at frequency rank #50,000, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.ɡɑ̃\. visa is at rank #6,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.za\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 56770, this pair ranks #119,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vigan vs visa
Shared letters: aiv. Private to "vigan": gn. Private to "visa": s.
"vigan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "visa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vigan" and "visa" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vigan" or "visa"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigan" and "visa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigan vs vlan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #119,031 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.