/ˈfeɪsˌbʊk/
"facebook" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“facebook” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,337
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A reference book or electronic directory containing the photographs and names of various individuals.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfeɪsˌbʊk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,337 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “facebook” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around facebook (IPA /ˈfeɪsˌbʊk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,337 among 18,613 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for facebook, with forms such as "afcebook", "facbeook", and "faccebook". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From face + book, likely modelled after namebook. The correct English form is facebook, spelled F-A-C-E-B-O-O-K.
Definition
- 1A reference book or electronic directory containing the photographs and names of various individuals.
- 2A college publication distributed at the start of the academic year by university administrations with the intention of helping students become acquainted with each other.
Etymology
From face + book, likely modelled after namebook.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afcebook,facbeook,faccebook,facebbook,facebok,faceboko,facebookk,faceobok,faecbook,fcaebook,ffacebook
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of facebook - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “facebook”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-A-C-E-B-O-O-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.