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How to pronounce facade

Facade is pronounced fuh-SAHD, with two syllables and the stress on the second. The c sounds like s, and the vowel in the stressed syllable is ah. American and British English agree.

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  • 2 syllables
  • Stress on SAHD
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facade

Two syllables, stress on the second

noun · the front of a building, or a false appearance

  1. fuhfə
  2. SAHDsɑːd (stressed)
  • US /fəˈsɑːd/fuh-SAHD Recorded voice
  • UK /fəˈsɑːd/fuh-SAHD Your device’s voice

IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.

Facade, sound by sound

Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.

USUK American and British English/fəˈsɑːd/

  1. fuh

    • /f/as in fall
    • /ə/as in about

  2. SAHDstressed

    • /s/as in see
    • /ɑː/as in father
    • /d/as in did

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Tip. The c is an S sound. Say fuh-SAHD, with the stress on SAHD, and a D at the end.

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    Common facade pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say fuh-SAHD.

    • Notfuh-KAYD

      Saying the c as k and the a as in cake. The c is soft: S.

    • NotFAK-ayd

      Stressing the first syllable and saying k. The c is an s, and the stress is on the end.

    • Notfuh-SAYD

      Reading the final a as in cake. In this French word it is the ah of father.

    Facade in a sentence

    Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.

    • The old facade of the building was painted blue.

    • Behind his calm facade, he was very worried.

    • The hotel kept its beautiful facade.

    How do you say facade?

    Facade is the English spelling of the French word façade. French writes a small mark under the c (ç) to show that it sounds like s, not k. English often leaves the mark off, but the sound is the same: fuh-SAHD.

    The French word comes from Italian facciata, which comes from faccia, face. A facade is the face of a building. In everyday English it also means a false front, as in a facade of calm.

    The stress is on the second syllable, where the long ah is. The first syllable is quick and weak. Do not say it like face-aid or fa-kade.

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