# facet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfæs.ɪt/ · frequency rank #22,965

## Definitions
1. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
2. One among many similar or related, yet still distinct things.
3. One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
4. One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.
5. A smooth circumscribed surface.
6. Any of the small joints at each segment of the spine that provide stability and help guide motion
7. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column; a fillet.
8. A face of codimension 1 of a polytope.
9. A criterion that can be used to sort and filter, such as the colour or size of products in an online store.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French facette.

## Easily confused with
- **fat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fat)
- **fae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fae)
- **FET** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fet)
- **fact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fact)
- **fast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fast)
- **feet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-feet)
- **fake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fake)
- **fate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fate)
- **fame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fame)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fare)
- **fade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fade)
- **fart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fart)
- **fret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fret)
- **Faye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-faye)
- **fave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fave)
- **faze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-faze)
- **Fait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fait)
- **facts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-facts)
- **fault** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fault)
- **fleet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facet-vs-fleet)

## Common misspellings (7)
`afcet`, `faccet`, `facett`, `facte`, `faect`, `fcaet`, `ffacet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/facet