faceplate
/ˈfeɪsˌpleɪt/
"faceplate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“faceplate” is uncommon English (frequency #75,865 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,865
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-faceplate · faceplate · English
faceplate · rank #75,865 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,865
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH Fahim
Nearest frequency peer: Fahim (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “faceplate”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- exigent
exigent
24,141 corpus weight
- expectantly
expectantly
24,139 corpus weight
- faceplate
faceplate
24,136 corpus weight
- Fahim
Fahim
24,135 corpus weight
- Farwell
Farwell
24,132 corpus weight
- fiefs
fiefs
24,129 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “faceplate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faceplate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfeɪsˌpleɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #75,865 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “faceplate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
faceplate is uncommon English at frequency #75,865 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfeɪsˌpleɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for faceplate in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of face + plate. The correct English form is faceplate, spelled F-A-C-E-P-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.
- 2A rigid flat surface that has an active role in the interaction of a device with an operator or user.
- 3A transparent window forming part of a helmet directly in front of the wearer's face, allowing them to see out.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how faceplate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The keyboard's faceplate, that is, the cover holding the plastic key against the rubber keyboard, is usually molded ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) plastic.
Etymology
Compound of face + plate.
This word in other languages
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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