enfocar

/[ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,098

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

enfocar is aSpanishverb. It means: Ajustar la imagen de un objeto captada por un dispositivo o aparato óptico para que se reproduzca con claridad o nitidez. Pronounced [ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]. Often confused with enojar and evocar.

Key facts for enfocar
PropertyValue
Headwordenfocar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,098
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of enfocar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for enfocar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,098 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for enfocar, with forms such as "efnocar", "enfcoar", and "enffocar". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "enojar", "evocar", "enfriar", 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 Spanish form is enfocar, spelled E-N-F-O-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ajustar la imagen de un objeto captada por un dispositivo o aparato óptico para que se reproduzca con claridad o nitidez.
  2. 2
    Encuadrar en el visor de una cámara fotográfica o video aquella parte de la imagen que se quiere registrar.
  3. 3
    Dirigir, orientar un haz de luz o de partículas en una dirección o hacia un punto determinado.
  4. 4
    Abordar o dirigirse a un asunto o tema desde un punto de vista o perspectiva particular.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efnocar,enfcoar,enffocar,enfoacr,enfocarr,enfoccar,enfocra,ennfocar,enofcar,nefocar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for enfocar

Misspelling Variants of "enfocar"

efnocar7enfcoar7enffocar8enfoacr7enfocarr8enfoccar8enfocra7ennfocar8
Misspelling Variants of "enfocar"

Frequency rank: #19,098 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enfocar"?
"enfocar" is spelled E-N-F-O-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽɱfoˈkaɾ].
What does "enfocar" mean?
As a verb, "enfocar" means: Ajustar la imagen de un objeto captada por un dispositivo o aparato óptico para que se reproduzca con claridad o nitidez.
What words are commonly confused with "enfocar"?
"enfocar" is commonly confused with "enojar", "evocar", "enfriar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfocar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfocar" is [ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfocar" come from?
"enfocar" is a Spanish 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.