Which to use
“visions” and “visons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,575
- “visions” frequency rank
- #44,258
- “visons” frequency rank
- 53833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visions | visons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de vision. | Pluriel de vison. |
Where the eye mixes visions and visons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. visions runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against visons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between visions and visons
A purely visual mix-up. visions (\vi.zjɔ̃\) and visons (\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 53833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visions is recorded at frequency rank #9,575, classified as anoun, pronounced \vi.zjɔ̃\. visons is at rank #44,258, 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 53833, this pair ranks #138,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of visions vs visons
Shared letters: inosv. Private to "visions": -. Private to "visons": -.
"visions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "visons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "visions" and "visons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "visions" vs "visons" - which ranks higher?
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 "visions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visions" and "visons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visais vs visons". 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 #138,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.