face down

adjective, adverb, verb

face down is an adjective meaning “Alternative form of face-down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-A-C-E-D-O-W-N.

What does face down mean?

adjective

1
Alternative form of face-down.

verb

1
To confront; to abash by stern looks.
2
archaicTo persist in confronting impudently.

adverb

as face-down

1
In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
She was sleeping face-down on the sofa.

adjective

as face-down

1
Having the face, front or surface positioned downward.
the face-down cards in a game

noun

as face-down

1
A confrontation.

adverb

1
Alternative form of face-down.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce face down?

Australia

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-face_down.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of face down

facedown
faces down present, singular, he/she/it
facing down participle, present
faced down participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with face down

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

face down vs facedown0 B

Also written: facedown (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Face down in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

In the sense such that the face or front is positioned downward:

Language	Words
French	à plat ventre
German	mit dem Gesicht nach unten
Spanish	boca abajo, bocabajo, de buzos, de bruzos, de bruces, de buces

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.