# vice vs visa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vice
*noun · IPA /vaɪs/ · frequency rank #2,024*
Bad or immoral behaviour.

### visa
*noun · IPA /ˈviːzə/ · frequency rank #5,849*
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vice-vs-visa