red-faced

adj

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"red-faced" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“red-faced” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, face.

Key facts for red-faced
PropertyValue
Headwordred-faced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “red-faced” sits in English frequency

red-faced falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for red-faced is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

red-faced doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is red-faced, spelled R-E-D---F-A-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, face.
  2. 2
    With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.
  3. 3
    With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.
  4. 4
    With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.
  5. 5
    With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.
  6. 6
    With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "red-faced"?
"red-faced" is spelled R-E-D---F-A-C-E-D.
What does "red-faced" mean?
As an adjective, "red-faced" means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, face.
What language does "red-faced" come from?
"red-faced" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “red-faced”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-D---F-A-C-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list