vis-à-vis de
\vi.z‿a.vi də\
The verdict
“vis-à-vis de” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a preposition - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En face de, en présence de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
| 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) |
Where “vis-à-vis de” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for vis-à-vis de is 12 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \vi.z‿a.vi də\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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.
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Using “vis-à-vis de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is V-I-S---À---V-I-S- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \vi.z‿a.vi də\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.