facies
[ˈfa.ki.eːs]
The verdict
“facies” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aussehen, die äußere Beschaffenheit, die äußere Erscheinung
Corpus desk
Index DE-facies · facies · German
facies · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | facies |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfa.ki.eːs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „facies“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
facies is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfa.ki.eːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for facies in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is facies, spelled F-A-C-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1Aussehen, die äußere Beschaffenheit, die äußere Erscheinung
- 2Gesicht, Antlitz
This word in other languages
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.