enfocar

Name: enfocar, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]

/[ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“enfocar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,098. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,098
frequency rank, Spanish: 5,243
“E” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ajustar la imagen de un objeto captada por un dispositivo o aparato óptico para que se reproduzca con claridad o nitidez.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enfocar · enfocar · Spanish

enfocar · rank #19,098 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,098
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,243
PHOTO-FINISH ensueño

Nearest frequency peer: ensueño (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

doradas

80,906
elaboró

80,905
enfocar

80,903
ensueño

80,902
entrevistar

80,901
equilibrar

80,900

What this shows “enfocar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enfocar vs enojar

71% similar

enfocar vs evocar

71% similar

enfocar vs enfriar

71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enfocar
Property	Value
Headword	enfocar
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#19,098
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “enfocar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.enfocarcae aquí:

#19,098

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ensueño” (#19,099), “elaboró” (#19,096), “entrevistar” (#19,100). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enfocar” va en #19,098. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around enfocar (IPA [ẽɱfoˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,098 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfocar, with forms such as "efnocar", "enfcoar", and "enffocar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "enojar", "evocar", "enfriar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is enfocar, spelled E-N-F-O-C-A-R.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

focus(English)focaliser(Français)fokussieren(Deutsch)focar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

efnocar
enfcoar
enffocar
enfoacr
enfocarr
enfoccar
enfocra
ennfocar
enofcar
nefocar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enfocar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "enfocar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enfocar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ensueño#19,099 elaboró#19,096 doradas#19,095 erótico#19,102

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fallando10 variants destina10 variants Gálvez10 variants hallados10 variants