Which to use
“fajas” and “focas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,751
- “fajas” frequency rank
- #27,995
- “focas” frequency rank
- 72746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fajas | focas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de faja. | Forma del plural de foca. |
Where the eye mixes fajas and focas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fajas and focas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fajas vs focas
A purely visual mix-up. fajas ([ˈfaxas]) and focas ([ˈfokas]) 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 72746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fajas is recorded at frequency rank #44,751, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaxas]. focas is at rank #27,995, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfokas].
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 72746, this pair ranks #24,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fajas vs focas
Shared letters: afs. Private to "fajas": j. Private to "focas": co.
"fajas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "focas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fajas" for "focas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fajas" vs "focas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fajas" and "focas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fajas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "focas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fajas" and "focas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fajas vs flojas". 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 #24,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.