Facette
German, noun/faˈsɛtə/
Facette is spelled F-A-C-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Facette is a German feminine noun meaning “facet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eckige, geschliffene Fläche; eine der vielen Flächen eines geschliffenen Edelsteins”.
What does Facette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefacet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eckige, geschliffene Fläche; eine der vielen Flächen eines geschliffenen Edelsteins 2. eines der vielen „Gesichter“ einer Person, Sache oder Gegenstandes 3. Abdruck des Randes der Druckplatte beim Tiefdruck 4. Teilauge des Facettenauges bei Insekten, fachlich Ommatidium
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Facette
- Facetten plural
- Fassette alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Facette?
- /faˈsɛtə/
- [faˈsɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Facette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Facette in German?
Facette appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).