Which to use
“viols” and “visas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,324
- “viols” frequency rank
- #20,602
- “visas” frequency rank
- 31926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viols | visas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de viol. | Pluriel de visa. |
Where the eye mixes viols and visas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: viols vs visas
A purely visual mix-up. viols (\vjɔl\) and visas (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viols is recorded at frequency rank #11,324, classified as anoun, pronounced \vjɔl\. visas is at rank #20,602, 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 31926, this pair ranks #300,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viols vs visas
Shared letters: isv. Private to "viols": lo. Private to "visas": a.
"viols" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "visas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viols" for "visas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "viols" vs "visas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "viols" and "visas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "viols" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viols" and "visas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigan vs visas". 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 #300,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.