Which to use
“enfoque” and “enfoques” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,318
- “enfoque” frequency rank
- #13,034
- “enfoques” frequency rank
- 16352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfoque | enfoques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de enfocar o enfocarse. | Forma del plural de enfoque. |
Where the eye mixes enfoque and enfoques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enfoque runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against enfoques's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enfoque with enfoques
A purely visual mix-up. enfoque ([ẽɱˈfoke]) and enfoques ([ẽɱˈfokes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enfoque” sits inside “enfoques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfoque is recorded at frequency rank #3,318, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽɱˈfoke]. enfoques is at rank #13,034, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽɱˈfokes].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16352, this pair ranks #276,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enfoque vs enfoques
Shared letters: efnoqu. Private to "enfoque": -. Private to "enfoques": s.
"enfoque" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "enfoques" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfoque" and "enfoques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enfoque" or "enfoques"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enfoque" and "enfoques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfoque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfoques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfoque" and "enfoques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfoque vs Enrique". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #276,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.