visage
vis·age/ˈvɪz.ɪd͡ʒ/noun
visage is spelled V-I-S-A-G-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (vis·age). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, visage means “Countenance; one's face” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of visage is visages.
How many letters and syllables are in visage?
| Letters | 6: V-I-S-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: vis·age |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is visage?
Visage appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 visage?
- /ˈvɪz.ɪd͡ʒ/
Visage has 2 syllables, split vis·age in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-visage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of visage
- visages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does visage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Countenance; one's face.
- 2
The appearance or aspect of something, especially when expressive or distinctive.
Snowflakes fell gently across the mountain’s rugged visage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Visage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense countenance; appearance; face:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does visage come from?
From Middle English visage, from Anglo-Norman visage, from Vulgar Latin *vīsāticum, derived from Latin vīsus (“appearance, sight”), derived from vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision. See -age (“noun suffix”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).