facing
/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
facing is spelled F-A-C-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,992nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, facing means “Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in facing?
| Letters | 6: F-A-C-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 32 times per million words; the 2,992nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is facing?
Facing appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,992nd 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 facing?
- /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
Facing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-facing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of facing
- facings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does facing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)
(Concluded on facing page)
- 2
Diverging in the direction of travel.
noun
- 1
The most external portion of exterior siding.
- 2
Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
- 3
A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
- 4
The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
- 5
The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of face
This side (facing) up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Facing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The most external portion of exterior siding:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parement |
| German | Aussenschicht, Außenschicht, Verkleidung, Verblendung, Verschalung, Blende |
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.