faceta
Spanish, noun/faˈθeta/
faceta is spelled F-A-C-E-T-A (6 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,054th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faceta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “facet (any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cada una de las superficies planas que limitan un poliedro”.
What does faceta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefacet (any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem)
- 2
femininefacet (one among many similar or related, yet still distinct things)
- 3
femininefacet (one member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cada una de las superficies planas que limitan un poliedro. 2. Aspecto, punto de vista desde el que se puede examinar un asunto. 3. Cada una de las características de una persona.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of faceta
- facetas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faceta?
- /faˈθeta/
- [faˈθe.t̪a]
- /faˈseta/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to faceta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is faceta in Spanish?
faceta appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).