Fokus

/[ˈfoːkʊs]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,524

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Fokus is aGermannoun. It means: Punkt, in dem sich achsenparallel einfallende Strahlen nach der Brechung durch eine Linse bzw. Reflexion durch einen Hohlspiegel schneiden Pronounced [ˈfoːkʊs]. It ranks #3,524 in German word frequency. Often confused with four and Foul.

Key facts for Fokus
PropertyValue
HeadwordFokus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːkʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,524
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Fokus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fokus is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːkʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,524 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Fokus, with forms such as "ffokus", "fkous", and "fokkus". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "four", "Foul", "fotos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Fokus, spelled F-O-K-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Punkt, in dem sich achsenparallel einfallende Strahlen nach der Brechung durch eine Linse bzw. Reflexion durch einen Hohlspiegel schneiden
  2. 2
    der Punkt, auf den alles gerichtet ist
  3. 3
    Ebene, auf die scharfgestellt wird
  4. 4
    Informationskern, Mitteilungsschwerpunkt einer Äußerung oder eines Satzes

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffokus,fkous,fokkus,foksu,fokuss,fouks,ofkus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Fokus

Misspelling Variants of "Fokus"

ffokus6fkous5fokkus6foksu5fokuss6fouks5ofkus5
Misspelling Variants of "Fokus"

Frequency rank: #3,524 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fokus"?
"Fokus" is spelled F-O-K-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːkʊs].
What does "Fokus" mean?
As a noun, "Fokus" means: Punkt, in dem sich achsenparallel einfallende Strahlen nach der Brechung durch eine Linse bzw. Reflexion durch einen Hohlspiegel schneiden
What words are commonly confused with "Fokus"?
"Fokus" is commonly confused with "four", "Foul", "fotos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fokus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fokus" is [ˈfoːkʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fokus" come from?
"Fokus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.