foco
Spanish, noun/ˈfoko/
foco is spelled F-O-C-O (4 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,633rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Foco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “spotlight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Punto físico en el que convergen los rayos de luz reflejados o refractados por una lente o espejo”.
What does foco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespotlight
- 2
masculinefocus (place or spot where something is focused)
- 3
Mexicomasculinelight bulb
- 4
Mexicomasculineheadlight
- 5
Mexicomasculineflashlight; torch
- 6
Mexicomasculineeyes
- 7
masculineshame
- 8
masculineMan with hair a little longer than a buzz cut.
adjective
- 1
very flamboyant
- 2
femininemasculinehaving hair a little longer than a buzz cut
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Punto físico en el que convergen los rayos de luz reflejados o refractados por una lente o espejo. 2. Punto desde el cual parten los rayos caloríficos o luminosos. 3. Punto cartesiano al que puede asociarse un segmento de recta de tal modo que la suma de las distancias de un punto en una curva hacia el foco y la recta sean constantes; de las propiedades del segmento dependerá la figura así trazada. 4. Propiedad de converger la luz adecuadamente sobre el medio fotográfico para producir una representación precisa y clara.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of foco
- focos plural
- foca feminine
- focas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce foco?
- /ˈfoko/
- [ˈfo.ko]
- [ˈfoko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to foco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is foco in Spanish?
foco appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).