# facing vs fencing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### facing
*adjective · IPA /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,993*
Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)

### fencing
*noun · IPA /ˈfɛnsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,716*
The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facing-vs-fencing