faceta
/fɐ.ˈse.tɐ/
The verdict
“faceta” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #26,019 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,019
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequena face
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faceta |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɐ.ˈse.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,019 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “faceta” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for faceta is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fɐ.ˈse.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,019 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for faceta, with forms such as "afceta", "facceta", and "faceat". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "fact", "falta", "facto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is faceta, spelled F-A-C-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1pequena face
- 2cada uma das superfícies regulares de uma pedra preciosa
- 3porção circunscrita da superfície de um osso
- 4aspecto, ponto de vista do qual se pode examinar um assunto
- 5cada uma das características de uma pessoa
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afceta,facceta,faceat,facetta,factea,faecta,fcaeta,ffaceta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faceta - 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.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “faceta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-A-C-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fɐ.ˈse.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fact” - see the side-by-side comparison. faceta vs fact
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.