Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

en face

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: en -face
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

across from; opposite

Example Sentences

"Botticelli's “Portrait of a Young Man” is his only known en face portrait."
"The missa was printed in the original Latin with the English translation en face."

Etymology

Borrowed from French en face.

Questions

What does en face mean?: facing forward
Where does en face come from?: Borrowed from French en face.

How to pronounce en face

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