Which to use
“faces” and “focos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,402
- “faces” frequency rank
- #13,914
- “focos” frequency rank
- 62316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faces | focos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de faz. | Forma del plural de foco. |
Where the eye mixes faces and focos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. faces and focos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses faces with focos
A purely visual mix-up. faces ([ˈfases]) and focos ([ˈfokos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faces is recorded at frequency rank #48,402, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfases]. focos is at rank #13,914, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfokos].
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 62316, this pair ranks #52,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faces vs focos
Shared letters: cfs. Private to "faces": ae. Private to "focos": o.
"faces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "focos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faces" for "focos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "faces" vs "focos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "faces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "focos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faces" and "focos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faces vs facho". 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 #52,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.