vice versa
[ˈviːt͡sə vɛʁza]
The verdict
“vice versa” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im umgekehrten Wechsel, andersherum, umgekehrt
Corpus desk
Index DE-vice-versa · vice versa · German
vice versa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vice versa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈviːt͡sə vɛʁza] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vice versa“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vice versa is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈviːt͡sə vɛʁza]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im umgekehrten Wechsel, andersherum, umgekehrt".
vice versa doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vice versa, spelled V-I-C-E- -V-E-R-S-A.
Definition
- 1im umgekehrten Wechsel, andersherum, umgekehrt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vice versa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Steigt der Preis des Gutes X, wächst die Nachfrage nach dem Gut Y. Vice versa bedeutet dies, dass die Nachfrage nach dem Gut X wächst, wenn der Preis des Gutes Y steigt.
„Vice versa sollten im Kindes- und Jugendalter geschlechtsbedingte Leistungsunterschiede mit zunehmendem Alter größer werden.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.