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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “facade”

“facade” is pronounced /fəˈsɑd/ (fuh-SAHD) in American English and /fəˈsɑːd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sɑd”.
The sound

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facade

/fəˈsɑd/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fəˈsɑːd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. fəfə
  2. sɑdsɑdstress
IPA (American)
/fəˈsɑd/
IPA (British)
/fəˈsɑːd/
Respelling
fuh-SAHD
Syllables
2 — fə-SⱭD
Stress
Stress the second syllable: fə-SⱭD. “sɑd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/fəˈsɑd/

British

/fəˈsɑːd/

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Watch out

Where “facade” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “FAK-ayd”/ˈfækeɪd/

    the c carries a cedilla in French and is said as s: fuh-SAHD

Meaning

What “facade” means

  1. noun

    the face or front of a building

  2. noun

    a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

Say it in a sentence

“The facade of the building is original; the inside is not.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ffəschwassɑahdd

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Questions

“facade”, answered

How do you pronounce “facade”?

“facade” is pronounced /fəˈsɑd/ (fuh-SAHD) in American English and /fəˈsɑːd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sɑd”. Build it as fə-SⱭD, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “facade” have?

2: fə · sɑd. The beat lands on the second, “sɑd”.

Is “facade” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /fəˈsɑd/ (fuh-SAHD); British English says /fəˈsɑːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “facade” mean?

As a noun: the face or front of a building For example: “The facade of the building is original; the inside is not.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “facade”?

Stress the second syllable: fə-SⱭD. “sɑd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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