# facie vs fae

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### facie
*noun · frequency rank #45,918*
Diminutive of face.

### fae
*adjective · frequency rank #34,882*
Alternative spelling of fey (“magical, fairylike”).

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