fascia
/ˈfæʃə/noun
fascia is spelled F-A-S-C-I-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fascia means “A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fascia is fascias or fasciae.
How many letters and syllables are in fascia?
| Letters | 6: F-A-S-C-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 fascia?
Fascia appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 fascia?
- /ˈfæʃə/
- /ˈfæʃjə/
- /ˈfæʃi.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fascia.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fascia2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fascia3.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fascia
- fascias plural
- fasciae plural
- fasciæ plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fascia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
- 2
A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
- 3
UKA dashboard.
- 4
A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands that make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
- 5
A broad well-defined band of color.
- 6
A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
- 7
A sash worn with a cassock by clergy of the Catholic and Anglican churches.
- 8
The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.
Close-up of the fascia surrounding a muscle in an unembalmed cadaver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fascia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tissue:
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 fascia come from?
Borrowed from Latin fascia (“a band, bandage, swathe”). Related to fascēs (“bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle, band”). Cognate with fajita, fess, and fascism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).