face nord

\fas nɔʁ\

/\fas nɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“face nord” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Face d’une montagne orientée au nord, généralement considérée comme présentant l’accès le plus difficile vers le sommet.

Key facts for face nord
PropertyValue
Headwordface nord
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fas nɔʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “face nord” sits in French frequency

face nord falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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

face nord is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fas nɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for face nord, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is face nord, spelled F-A-C-E- -N-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Face d’une montagne orientée au nord, généralement considérée comme présentant l’accès le plus difficile vers le sommet.
  2. 2
    But difficile à atteindre.

This word in other languages

Nordwand(Deutsch)

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 "face nord"?
"face nord" is spelled F-A-C-E- -N-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \fas nɔʁ\.
What does "face nord" mean?
As a noun, "face nord" means: Face d’une montagne orientée au nord, généralement considérée comme présentant l’accès le plus difficile vers le sommet.
How do you pronounce "face nord"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "face nord" is \fas nɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "face nord" come from?
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Using “face nord”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-C-E- -N-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fas nɔʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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