face

\fas\

/\fas\/ noun

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The verdict

“face” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #311. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#311
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Visage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-face · face · French

face · rank #311 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #311
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH autant

Nearest frequency peer: autant (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “face”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “face” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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 FC
0% similar
face vs fe
50% similar
face vs fan
50% similar

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

Key facts for face
PropertyValue
Headwordface
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fas\
Letters4
Frequency rank#311
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “face” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).facese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « autant » (#310), « fille » (#312), « trouver » (#308). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around face (IPA \fas\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #311 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 16 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for face, with forms such as "afce", "facce", and "faec". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "FC", "fe", "fan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is face, spelled F-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Visage.
  2. 2
    Figure humaine.
  3. 3
    La partie antérieure de la tête.
  4. 4
    Le côté d’une pièce de monnaie où est empreinte la figure , à l'opposé du côté pile.
  5. 5
    Mesure qui sert à déterminer les proportions du corps humain, et qui est égale à la longueur du visage.
  6. 6
    Superficie, en parlant des choses.
  7. 7
    Hémisphère visible ou non visible d'un astre pour un observateur.
  8. 8
    Les diverses portions de surface plane qui terminent un solide.
  9. 9
    Chacune des parties qui composent la superficie d’un organe.
  10. 10
    Chacun des différentes parties extérieures ou des différents aspects d’un objet placé de diverses façons ou vu de divers côtés.
  11. 11
    Le devant d’un édifice ou d’une de ses parties considérables.
  12. 12
    Chacune des bandes dont est composée l’architrave.
  13. 13
    Chacun des deux côtés qui sont entre les flancs et la pointe d’un bastion.
  14. 14
    État ou situation des affaires.
  15. 15
    Un des divers aspects ou des divers points de vue sous lequel une chose, une affaire peut être examinée, considérée.
  16. 16
    Boucle de cheveux qui couvre les oreilles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour sonder son frère, Aristide, qui n’osait paraître inquiet ouvertement, se contenta de lui demander : — As-tu lu mon article d’hier ? Qu’en penses-tu ? Eugène eut un léger mouvement d’épaules. — Vous êtes un niais, mon frère, répondit-il simplement. — Alors, s’écria le journaliste en pâlissant, tu donnes raison à Vuillet, tu crois au triomphe de Vuille…
  2. Mais te chagriner sans raison et faire une face à décourager toute la maison, ça n’a pas de bon sens, et le bon Dieu n’aime pas ça.

This word in other languages

face(English)cara(Español)Gesicht(Deutsch)face(Português)

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 - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

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 French 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 \fas\.
What does "face" mean?
As a noun, "face" means: Visage.
What words are commonly confused with "face"?
"face" is commonly confused with "FC", "fe", "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 \fas\. 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 French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gros#315père#303pris#302vois#298

Similar misspelling depth

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

quel5 variantscause5 variantssite5 variantsjean5 variants

What to do next

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  • "face" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "FC". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #311 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse

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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