visagesvsvisésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“visages” and “visés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,147
“visages” frequency rank
#11,325
“visés” frequency rank
17472
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visages visés
Definition Pluriel de visage. Pluriel de visé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set visages and visés apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
visages
5 ch
visés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. visages (\vi.zaʒ\) and visés (\vi.ze\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

visages is recorded at frequency rank #6,147, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.zaʒ\. visés is at rank #11,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.ze\.

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 17472, this pair ranks #383,001 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of visages vs visés

Shared letters: isv. Private to "visages": aeg. Private to "visés": é.

"visages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "visés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • visagesivsages · viasges · visaegs · visagess · visagges · visagse · visgaes · vissages

Frequency comparison

visages#6,147
visés#11,325

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visages" and "visés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\vi.zaʒ\ versus \vi.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "visages" or "visés"?
"visages" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,147 in our French list, against #11,325 for "visés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering visages vs visés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “visages” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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