visionnévsvisionnerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: visionné is a adjective, visionner is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“visionné” is an adjective and “visionner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,773
“visionné” frequency rank
#20,890
“visionner” frequency rank
56663
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visionné visionner
Definition Regardé, vu, en parlant d’une vidéo, d'un film. Regarder avec attention, une série d’images, de documents ou le déroulement d’un film.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set visionné and visionner apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
visionné
9 ch
visionner

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: visionné and visionner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \vi.zjɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, 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 56663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

visionné is recorded at frequency rank #35,773, classified as anadj, pronounced \vi.zjɔ.ne\. visionner is at rank #20,890, tagged as averb, pronounced \vi.zjɔ.ne\.

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 56663, this pair ranks #119,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of visionné vs visionner

Shared letters: inosv. Private to "visionné": é. Private to "visionner": er.

"visionné" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "visionner" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • visionnerivsionner · viisonner · visinoner · visionenr · visioner · visionnerr · visionnre · visoinner

Frequency comparison

visionné#35,773
visionner#20,890

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visionné" and "visionner" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "visionné" is an adjective and "visionner" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "visionné" or "visionner"?
"visionner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,890 in our French list, against #35,773 for "visionné". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering visionné vs visionner

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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