viséesvsvisezWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#13,293
“visées” frequency rank
#47,098
“visez” frequency rank
60391
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visées visez
Definition Pluriel de visée. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de viser.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
visées
5 ch
visez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: visées 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 60391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

visées is recorded at frequency rank #13,293, 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 60391, this pair ranks #97,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of visées vs visez

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

"visées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "visez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

visées#13,293
visez#47,098

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visées" and "visez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "visées" is a noun and "visez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "visées" or "visez"?
"visées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,293 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 visées vs visez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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