fokal
[foˈkaːl]
The verdict
“fokal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Herd gehörend; vom Krankheitsherd ausgehend oder den Krankheitsherd betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-fokal · fokal · German
fokal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fokal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [foˈkaːl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fokal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fokal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [foˈkaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
fokal has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fokal, spelled F-O-K-A-L.
Definition
- 1zum Herd gehörend; vom Krankheitsherd ausgehend oder den Krankheitsherd betreffend
- 2auf den Brennpunkt oder die Brennweite bezogen
- 3zum zentralen, in einem strategischen Netzwerk gehörend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fokal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die fokalen Anfälle können sehr unterschiedliche Merkmale aufweisen, es lassen sich darunter jedoch auch einige spezifische Krankheitsbilder abgrenzen, z. B.: […]
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.