Which to use
“visé” is a noun and “visez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,909
- “visé” frequency rank
- #47,098
- “visez” frequency rank
- 54007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visé | visez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait de viser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de viser. |
Same sound, different letters: visé vs visez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - visé / visez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: visé and visez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vi.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visé is recorded at frequency rank #6,909, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.ze\. visez is at rank #47,098, tagged as averb, 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 54007, this pair ranks #136,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of visé vs visez
Shared letters: isv. Private to "visé": é. Private to "visez": ez.
"visé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "visez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- visez ← ivsez · viesz · visezz · vissez · visze · vsiez · vvisez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "visé" for "visez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "visé" or "visez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "visé" / "visez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "visé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visé" and "visez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs vivrez". 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 #136,933 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.