vis-à-vis de
\vi.z‿a.vi də\
The verdict
“vis-à-vis de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En face de, en présence de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vis-a-vis-de · vis-à-vis de · French
vis-à-vis de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | vis-à-vis de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \vi.z‿a.vi də\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vis-à-vis de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \vi.z‿a.vi də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vis-à-vis de in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is vis-à-vis de, spelled V-I-S---À---V-I-S- -D-E.
Definition
- 1En face de, en présence de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
- 2Envers quelqu'un ou quelque chose.
- 3On supprime parfois le de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vis-à-vis de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour bien voir sa réaction, je suis venu m’asseoir exactement vis-à-vis de lui.
Le portail, au bout de l’allée, vis-à-vis de l’entrée principale était resté ouvert.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.