Which to use
“vice” and “vis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,622
- “vice” frequency rank
- #23,775
- “vis” frequency rank
- 36397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vice | vis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laster, Untugend | Schraube |
Same sound, different letters: vice vs vis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - vice and vis
This is the hard kind. vice and vis are pronounced identically ([vis]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vice is recorded at frequency rank #12,622, classified as anoun, pronounced [vis]. vis is at rank #23,775, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vis].
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 36397, this pair ranks #1,616,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vice vs vis
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vice": ce. Private to "vis": s.
"vice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vice ← ivce · vcie · vicce · viec · vvice
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vice" for "vis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vice" or "vis"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "vice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,616,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vice" and "vis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vis vs voip". 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 #1,616,650 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.