Which to use
“vis” and “visio” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #993
- “vis” frequency rank
- #46,522
- “visio” frequency rank
- 47515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vis | visio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce mécanique formée d’un corps qui comporte un filet de forme hélicoïdale et une tête où une empreinte permet d’appliquer un couple ; il en résulte un double mouvement de rotation et de translation. En mécanique, elles sont souvent employées avec des écrous pour former des boulons. | Visioconférence, appel avec du son et de la vidéo passant par internet. |
Where the eye mixes vis and visio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vis vs visio
A purely visual mix-up. vis (\vis\) and visio (\vi.zjo\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “vis” sits inside “visio”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vis is recorded at frequency rank #993, classified as anoun, pronounced \vis\. visio is at rank #46,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.zjo\.
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 47515, this pair ranks #186,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vis vs visio
Shared letters: isv. Private to "vis": -. Private to "visio": o.
"vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "visio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- visio ← ivsio · viiso · visoi · vissio · vsiio · vvisio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vis" and "visio" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vis" or "visio"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vis" and "visio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vis" and "visio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs visio". 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 #186,357 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.