Which to use
“focus” and “Fokus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,922
- “focus” frequency rank
- #3,524
- “Fokus” frequency rank
- 10446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | focus | Fokus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opferpfanne, Räucherbecken | Punkt, in dem sich achsenparallel einfallende Strahlen nach der Brechung durch eine Linse bzw. Reflexion durch einen Hohlspiegel schneiden |
Letter map: focus vs Fokus
Shared letters muted; letters that set focus and Fokus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. focus and Fokus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on focus vs Fokus
focus and Fokus are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - c in “focus” becomes k in “Fokus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
focus is recorded at frequency rank #6,922, classified as anoun. Fokus is at rank #3,524, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːkʊs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10446, this pair ranks #1,975,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of focus vs Fokus
Shared letters: fosu. Private to "focus": c. Private to "Fokus": k.
"focus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Fokus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "focus" and "Fokus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "focus" vs "Fokus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "focus" vs "Fokus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "focus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fokus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "focus" and "Fokus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fock vs focus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,975,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.