viséevsvisezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: visée is a noun, visez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“visée” is a noun and “visez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,095
“visée” frequency rank
#47,098
“visez” frequency rank
56193
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visée visez
Definition Action de diriger la vue, direction donnée au regard vers un but que l’on veut atteindre. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de viser.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
visée
5 ch
visez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: visée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

visée is recorded at frequency rank #9,095, 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 56193, this pair ranks #122,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of visée vs visez

Shared letters: eisv. Private to "visée": é. Private to "visez": z.

"visée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "visez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • visezivsez · viesz · visezz · vissez · visze · vsiez · vvisez

Frequency comparison

visée#9,095
visez#47,098

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visée" and "visez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "visée" is a noun and "visez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "visée" or "visez"?
"visée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,095 in our French list, against #47,098 for "visez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering visée vs visez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “visée”; for a verb, it's “visez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “visée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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