facies
/ˈfeɪ.ʃiˌiz/noun
facies is spelled F-A-C-I-E-S: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, facies means “General appearance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in facies?
| Letters | 6: F-A-C-I-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th 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 facies?
Facies appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 facies?
- UK /ˈfeɪ.ʃi.iːz/
- US /ˈfeɪ.ʃiˌiz/
- US /ˈfeɪ.ʃiz/
Facies has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-facies.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does facies mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
General appearance.
- 2
Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions.
costive facies
- 3
A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting its formation, composition, age, and fossil content.
- 4
plural of facie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Facies in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | facies |
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 facies come from?
Borrowed from Latin faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”). Doublet of face.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).