Enfacement is a rare word that refers to the process of flattening or distorting something, typically a facial feature. The spelling of enfacement can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /ɛn'feɪsmənt/. The first syllable is pronounced with an open-mid front unrounded vowel (/ɛ/) followed by the consonant cluster 'nf'. The second syllable includes the diphthong /eɪ/ and the final syllable has a schwa sound (/ənt/). Despite its obscurity, enfacement is still used in certain medical and artistic fields.