Which to use
“faces” and “facie” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,536
- “faces” frequency rank
- #45,918
- “facie” frequency rank
- 48454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faces | facie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of face | Diminutive of face. |
Letter map: faces vs facie
Shared letters muted; letters that set faces and facie apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on faces vs facie
faces and facie are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faces is recorded at frequency rank #2,536, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfeɪsɪz/. facie is at rank #45,918, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48454, this pair ranks #192,923 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faces vs facie
Shared letters: acef. Private to "faces": s. Private to "facie": i.
"faces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "facie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faces" and "facie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "faces" or "facie"?
What to do next
Pair "faces" vs "facie" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "faces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "facie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,923 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faces" and "facie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "facie vs fancier". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #192,923 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.