shamefaced
/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/adjective
shamefaced is spelled S-H-A-M-E-F-A-C-E-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shamefaced means “Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shamefaced?
| Letters | 10: S-H-A-M-E-F-A-C-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 shamefaced?
Shamefaced appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 shamefaced?
- /ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shamefaced.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shamefaced
- more shamefaced comparative
- most shamefaced superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shamefaced mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
- 2
Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shamefaced in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bashful or ashamed:
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 shamefaced come from?
Alteration (due to folk etymology: shame + faced) of shamefast, from Middle English schamefast, schamfast, sceomefest, from Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), equivalent to shame + fast. Synchronically with -faced (/ˈfeɪst/).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).