vice versa
/ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə/
"vice-versa" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vice versa” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vice-versa · vice versa · English
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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “vice versa” in English
Rare enough to double-check
vice versa is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vice versa, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin ablative absolute vice versā (“the position having been reversed”), from feminine third declension noun vicis (“arrangement, order, position”) + feminine ablative singular of perfect passive participle versus, from vertō (“to turn, to re… The correct English form is vice versa, spelled V-I-C-E- -V-E-R-S-A.
Definition
- 1The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.
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.
Since there are two contestants left in the race, either Bob will come first place and Alice second place, or vice versa.
The most loved scholar of the university wrote a memorable diary to his students, and vice versa, the students wrote to him.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ablative absolute vice versā (“the position having been reversed”), from feminine third declension noun vicis (“arrangement, order, position”) + feminine ablative singular of perfect passive participle versus, from vertō (“to turn, to reverse”).
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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.