Which to use
“visés” and “vison” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,325
- “visés” frequency rank
- #36,204
- “vison” frequency rank
- 47529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visés | vison |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de visé. | Espèce de petit mammifère de la famille des mustélidés, dont la fourrure est très estimée. |
Where the eye mixes visés and vison
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses visés with vison
A purely visual mix-up. visés (\vi.ze\) and vison (\vi.zɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visés is recorded at frequency rank #11,325, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.ze\. vison is at rank #36,204, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.zɔ̃\.
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 47529, this pair ranks #186,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of visés vs vison
Shared letters: isv. Private to "visés": é. Private to "vison": no.
"visés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vison" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vison ← ivson · viosn · visno · visonn · visson · vsion · vvison
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "visés" for "vison" ever safe?
Frequency check: "visés" vs "vison" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "visés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vison" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visés" and "vison" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigan vs vison". 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 #186,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.