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.