# focused

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfəʊ.kəst/ · frequency rank #2,253

## Definitions
1. Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
2. Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

## Easily confused with
- **fused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focused-vs-fused)
- **fouled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focused-vs-fouled)
- **focuses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focused-vs-focuses)
- **focussed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focused-vs-focussed)
- **focus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/focus-vs-focused)

## Common misspellings (9)
`fcoused`, `ffocused`, `foccused`, `focsued`, `focuesd`, `focusde`, `focusedd`, `foucsed`, `ofcused`

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