Which to use
“vision” and “vison” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,615
- “vision” frequency rank
- #36,204
- “vison” frequency rank
- 37819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vision | vison |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action, capacité de voir ; vue. | Espèce de petit mammifère de la famille des mustélidés, dont la fourrure est très estimée. |
Where the eye mixes vision and vison
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vision with vison
A purely visual mix-up. vision (\vi.zjɔ̃\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vision is recorded at frequency rank #1,615, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.zjɔ̃\. 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 37819, this pair ranks #259,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vision vs vison
Shared letters: inosv. Private to "vision": -. Private to "vison": -.
"vision" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vison" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vision" and "vison" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vision" or "vison"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vision" 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 #259,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vision" 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 #259,724 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.