stonefaced

adj

"stonefaced" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stonefaced” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a cold and emotionless facial expression.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stonefaced · stonefaced · English

stonefaced · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for stonefaced
PropertyValue
Headwordstonefaced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stonefaced” sits in English frequency

stonefacedfalls 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.

Rare enough to double-check

stonefaced is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a cold and emotionless facial expression.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stonefaced, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From stone + faced. The correct English form is stonefaced, spelled S-T-O-N-E-F-A-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a cold and emotionless facial expression.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how stonefaced appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The old man's telling had been ceremonious: a form of words, a feat of memory, a mask. This was otherwise. A stonefaced woman; a bewildered man.

Etymology

From stone + faced.

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 "stonefaced"?
"stonefaced" is spelled S-T-O-N-E-F-A-C-E-D.
What does "stonefaced" mean?
As an adjective, "stonefaced" means: Having a cold and emotionless facial expression.
What is the origin of the word "stonefaced"?
From stone + faced. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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