English pronunciation

How to pronounce “facade

Phonetic spelling

fuh-SAHD

IPA /fəˈsɑd/

Syllable stress

fuh·sahd

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “facade”?

f a c a d e

facade” is spelled F-A-C-A-D-E. It is pronounced fuh-SAHD, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • The building's facade was covered in beautiful marble.

  • Behind her cheerful facade, she was feeling quite sad.

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