how to pronounce vis

/ˌviːz.əˈviː/

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vis is pronounced in three syllables

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iː

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iː

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An example use of vis in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… unlikely to do much uh vis-a-vis …”

meanings of vis

noun:

Abbreviation of viscount.
Alternative spelling of viss.
Force; energy; might; power.

name:

A town on the eponymous island in the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It has a population of 1,934 residents (as of 2011).
An island in the Adriatic Sea.

vis frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word vis occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.