vista
vis·ta/ˈvɪstə/noun, verb
vista is spelled V-I-S-T-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables (vis·ta). It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vista means “A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vista is vistas.
How many letters and syllables are in vista?
| Letters | 5: V-I-S-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: vis·ta |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th 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 vista?
Vista appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 vista?
- /ˈvɪstə/
- /ˈviːstə/
Vista has 2 syllables, split vis·ta in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vista.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vista
- vistas plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- vistaing participle, present
- vistaed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vista mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.
- 2
A site offering such a view.
- 3
A vision; a view presented to the mind in prospect or in retrospect by the imagination.
a vista of pleasure to come
verb
- 1
To make a vista or landscape of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vista in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vue , point de vue |
| German | Aussicht |
| Portuguese | vista |
| Spanish | vista |
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 vista come from?
Borrowed from Italian vista (“view, sight”), from visto, past participle of vedere (“to see”), from Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, visa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).