vis
/vɪs/noun, adjective, verb
vis is spelled V-I-S: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vis means “Force; energy; might; power” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vis is vires or visses.
How many letters and syllables are in vis?
| Letters | 3: V-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is vis?
Vis appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce vis?
- /vɪs/
As a noun (“Alternative spelling of viss”): /vɪs/, /vɪs/.
Vis has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vis
- vires plural
- visses plural
- viz
- vises present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- vising participle, present
- vised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Force; energy; might; power.
- 2
Abbreviation of viscount.
- 3
Alternative spelling of viss.
- 4
Clipping of visualization.
- 5
Clipping of visual.
- 6
Clipping of visibility.
noun
- 1
plural of VI
adjective
- 1
Clipping of visual.
verb
- 1
Clipping of visualize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does vis come from?
Borrowed from Latin vīs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).