# focal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfəʊ.kl̩/ · frequency rank #11,697

## Definitions
1. Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.
2. Limited to a small area.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin focālis. By surface analysis, focus + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **fool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-fool)
- **foul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-foul)
- **FOIL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-foil)
- **fowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-fowl)
- **FOIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-foia)
- **fora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-fora)
- **focus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-focus)
- **foray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-foray)
- **formal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-formal)
- **foetal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focal-vs-foetal)
- **fal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fal-vs-focal)
- **foam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foam-vs-focal)
- **foal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foal-vs-focal)
- **final** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/final-vs-focal)
- **fatal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fatal-vs-focal)
- **fetal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fetal-vs-focal)
- **feral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feral-vs-focal)
- **fecal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fecal-vs-focal)
- **fiscal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiscal-vs-focal)
- **facial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facial-vs-focal)

## Common misspellings (7)
`fcoal`, `ffocal`, `foacl`, `focall`, `foccal`, `focla`, `ofcal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/focal