barefaced
/ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/adjective
barefaced is spelled B-A-R-E-F-A-C-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, barefaced means “Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in barefaced?
| Letters | 9: B-A-R-E-F-A-C-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is barefaced?
Barefaced appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce barefaced?
- UK /ˈbeə(ɹ)feɪst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-barefaced.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with barefaced
Also written: bare-faced (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of barefaced
- more barefaced comparative
- most barefaced superlative
- bare-faced
- barefast
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barefaced mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
- 2
Open, undisguised.
- 3
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
- 4
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
- 5
Not wearing makeup on the face.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Barefaced in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shameless:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | descarado |
| Spanish | descarado, caradura, desvergonzado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does barefaced come from?
Perhaps an alteration of barefast (compare shamefast); or from bare + faced. Compare typologically cheeky; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + frōns), Polish czelny (< czoło).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).