Facette

/[faˈsɛtə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,375

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Facette is aGermannoun. It means: eckige, geschliffene Fläche; eine der vielen Flächen eines geschliffenen Edelsteins Pronounced [faˈsɛtə]. Often confused with Fette and Facetten.

Key facts for Facette
PropertyValue
HeadwordFacette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈsɛtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,375
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Facette in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Facette is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [faˈsɛtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,375 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Facette, with forms such as "afcette", "faccette", and "facete". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Fette", "Facetten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Facette, spelled F-A-C-E-T-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eckige, geschliffene Fläche; eine der vielen Flächen eines geschliffenen Edelsteins
  2. 2
    eines der vielen „Gesichter“ einer Person, Sache oder Gegenstandes
  3. 3
    Abdruck des Randes der Druckplatte beim Tiefdruck
  4. 4
    Teilauge des Facettenauges bei Insekten, fachlich Ommatidium
  5. 5
    (n−1)-dimensionale Seitenfläche eines n-dimensionalen Polyeders, entspricht der Seitenfläche bei dreidimensionalen Körpern

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afcette,faccette,facete,facetet,factete,faectte,fcaette,ffacette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Facette

Misspelling Variants of "Facette"

afcette7faccette8facete6facetet7factete7faectte7fcaette7ffacette8
Misspelling Variants of "Facette"

Frequency rank: #47,375 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Facette"?
"Facette" is spelled F-A-C-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈsɛtə].
What does "Facette" mean?
As a noun, "Facette" means: eckige, geschliffene Fläche; eine der vielen Flächen eines geschliffenen Edelsteins
What words are commonly confused with "Facette"?
"Facette" is commonly confused with "Fette", "Facetten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Facette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Facette" is [faˈsɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Facette" come from?
"Facette" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.