vis-à-vis
[vizaˈviː]
The verdict
“vis-à-vis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Angesicht zu Angesicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-vis-a-vis · vis-à-vis · German
vis-à-vis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | vis-à-vis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [vizaˈviː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vis-à-vis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vis-à-vis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [vizaˈviː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Angesicht zu Angesicht".
vis-à-vis has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vis-à-vis, spelled V-I-S---À---V-I-S.
Definition
- 1von Angesicht zu Angesicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vis-à-vis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir saßen vis-à-vis im Café.
„Und wenn sich meine Augen, ganz leise vis-à-vis, ganz tief in deine saugen, was sagen dann sie?“
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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.