viceversa

See also: vice versa, vice-versa, and vice versâ

Galician

Etymology

Derived from Latin vice versā.

Adverb

viceversa

1. vice versa

Further reading

• “viceversa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vice versā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvi.t͡ʃeˈvɛr.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɛrsa
• Hyphenation: vi‧ce‧vèr‧sa

Adverb

viceversa

1. vice versa; the other way around; and back
2. (informal) instead

Conjunction

viceversa

1. (informal) but, instead

   Synonym: invece

Further reading

• “viceversa”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• sceveravi

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin vice versā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vit͡ʃeˈvɛrsa/

Adverb

viceversa

1. vice versa, the other way round

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin vice versa

French vice versabor.

Romanian viceversa

Borrowed from French vice versa, from Latin vice versa.

Adverb

viceversa

1. vice versa

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from Latin vice versā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biθeˈbeɾsa/ [bi.θeˈβ̞eɾ.sa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /biseˈbeɾsa/ [bi.seˈβ̞eɾ.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾsa
• Syllabification: vi‧ce‧ver‧sa

Adverb

viceversa

1. vice versa, the other way round

Further reading

• “viceversa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026