fácies
/ˈfa.sjɛʃ/
The verdict
“fácies” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #79,605 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,605
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 853
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - complexo de caracteres exteriores, que distinguem um grupo de indivíduos
Corpus desk
Index PT-facies · fácies · Portuguese
fácies · rank #79,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,605
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 853
- PHOTO-FINISH furna
Nearest frequency peer: furna (-2 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “fácies”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- ficada
ficada
20,421 corpus weight
- flawless
flawless
20,416 corpus weight
- furna
furna
20,398 corpus weight
- fácies
fácies
20,396 corpus weight
- genealógico
genealógico
20,386 corpus weight
- habilitando
habilitando
20,372 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “fácies” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fácies |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfa.sjɛʃ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,605 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “fácies” em português
Rare enough to double-check
fácies is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #79,605 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfa.sjɛʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "complexo de caracteres exteriores, que distinguem um grupo de indivíduos".
No generated misspelling entries exist for fácies in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is fácies, spelled F-Á-C-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1complexo de caracteres exteriores, que distinguem um grupo de indivíduos
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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