face

[ˈfase]

/[ˈfase]/ verb

The verdict

“face” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,118
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante obsoleta de hace.

Corpus desk

Index ES-face · face · Spanish

face · rank #8,118 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,118
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH extendido

Nearest frequency peer: extendido (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “face”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “face” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

face vs fe
50% similar
face vs fue
50% similar
face vs fan
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for face
PropertyValue
Headwordface
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfase]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,118
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “face”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).facecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “extendido” (#8,117), “fantasmas” (#8,119), “filtros” (#8,120). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “face” va en #8,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around face (IPA [ˈfase]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,118 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante obsoleta de hace.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for face, with forms such as "afce", "facce", and "faec". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fe", "fue", "fan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is face, spelled F-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante obsoleta de hace.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afce
  • facce
  • faec
  • fcae
  • fface

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of face - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afce2facce1faec2fcae2fface1
Edit distance from "face"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "face"?
"face" is spelled F-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfase].
What does "face" mean?
As a verb, "face" means: Variante obsoleta de hace.
What words are commonly confused with "face"?
"face" is commonly confused with "fe", "fue", "fan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "face"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "face" is [ˈfase]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "face" come from?
"face" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "face", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list