Which to use
“visio” and “vision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,522
- “visio” frequency rank
- #1,615
- “vision” frequency rank
- 48137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visio | vision |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Visioconférence, appel avec du son et de la vidéo passant par internet. | Action, capacité de voir ; vue. |
Where the eye mixes visio and vision
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: visio vs vision
A purely visual mix-up. visio (\vi.zjo\) and vision (\vi.zjɔ̃\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “visio” sits inside “vision”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visio is recorded at frequency rank #46,522, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.zjo\. vision is at rank #1,615, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vi.zjɔ̃\.
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 48137, this pair ranks #181,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of visio vs vision
Shared letters: iosv. Private to "visio": -. Private to "vision": n.
"visio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vision" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "visio" for "vision" ever safe?
Frequency check: "visio" vs "vision" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "visio" and "vision" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "visio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vision" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visio" and "vision" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visez vs visio". 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 #181,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.