foco
[ˈfoko]
The verdict
“foco” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,680 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,680
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Punto físico en el que convergen los rayos de luz reflejados o refractados por una lente o espejo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | foco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoko] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,680 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “foco” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for foco is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoko]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,680 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for foco, with forms such as "fcoo", "ffoco", and "focco". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "for", "fox", "foto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is foco, spelled F-O-C-O.
Definition
- 1Punto físico en el que convergen los rayos de luz reflejados o refractados por una lente o espejo.
- 2Punto desde el cual parten los rayos caloríficos o luminosos.
- 3Punto 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.
- 4Propiedad de converger la luz adecuadamente sobre el medio fotográfico para producir una representación precisa y clara.
- 5Figurativamente, aquello en que se concentra la atención.
- 6Lugar físico o imaginario en el que se concentra una cosa o actividad y desde donde se propaga.
- 7Dispositivo eléctrico formado por un delgado hilo de vanadio u otro metal en un recipiente vacío, a través del cual se hace pasar corriente eléctrica para iluminar por incandescencia.
- 8Dispositivo de potentes luces que los coches llevan en la parte delantera para iluminar su camino.
- 9Dispositivo para iluminar con mucha potencia en cierta dirección.
- 10Farola para iluminar las calles.
- 11Dispositivo portátil para iluminar, que funciona con pilas o baterías.
- 12Vela mayor de una balandra (pequeña embarcación de un solo palo).
- 13Foca macho.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: fcoo,ffoco,focco,fooc,ofco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “foco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-O-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “for” - see the side-by-side comparison. foco vs for
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.