# facade vs faced

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### facade
*noun · IPA /fəˈsɑːd/ · frequency rank #16,706*
The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.

### faced
*verb · IPA /feɪst/ · frequency rank #3,057*
simple past and past participle of face

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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