fokussieren

/[fokʊˈsiːʁən]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,937

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

fokussieren is aGermanverb. It means: (sich) in einem Brennpunkt vereinigen Pronounced [fokʊˈsiːʁən]. Often confused with fokussiert and Fokussierung.

Key facts for fokussieren
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Headwordfokussieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fokʊˈsiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,937
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for fokussieren is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fokʊˈsiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,937 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for fokussieren, with forms such as "ffokussieren", "fkoussieren", and "fokkussieren". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fokussiert", "Fokussierung", 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 fokussieren, spelled F-O-K-U-S-S-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (sich) in einem Brennpunkt vereinigen
  2. 2
    die Schärfe auf das zu fotografierende Objekt einstellen
  3. 3
    (übertragen, zur ursprünglichen Bedeutung) mit scharfer Aufmerksamkeit betrachten, sein Augenmerk auf etwas (aus)richten, die Gedanken bündeln

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffokussieren,fkoussieren,fokkussieren,foksusieren,fokusieren,fokusiseren,fokusseiren,fokussieern,fokussierenn,fokussierne,fokussierren,fokussireen,fokußieren,foukssieren,ofkussieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fokussieren

Misspelling Variants of "fokussieren"

ffokussieren12fkoussieren11fokkussieren12foksusieren11fokusieren10fokusiseren11fokusseiren11fokussieern11
Misspelling Variants of "fokussieren"

Frequency rank: #23,937 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fokussieren"?
"fokussieren" is spelled F-O-K-U-S-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fokʊˈsiːʁən].
What does "fokussieren" mean?
As a verb, "fokussieren" means: (sich) in einem Brennpunkt vereinigen
What words are commonly confused with "fokussieren"?
"fokussieren" is commonly confused with "fokussiert", "Fokussierung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fokussieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fokussieren" is [fokʊˈsiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fokussieren" come from?
"fokussieren" 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.