Which to use
“filos” and “focos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,806
- “filos” frequency rank
- #13,914
- “focos” frequency rank
- 61720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filos | focos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de filo. | Forma del plural de foco. |
Where the eye mixes filos and focos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. filos and focos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between filos and focos
A purely visual mix-up. filos ([ˈfilos]) 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 61720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filos is recorded at frequency rank #47,806, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfilos]. 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 61720, this pair ranks #54,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filos vs focos
Shared letters: fos. Private to "filos": il. Private to "focos": c.
"filos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "focos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filos" and "focos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "filos" vs "focos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "filos" and "focos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filos" 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 #54,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filos" and "focos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falo vs filos". 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 #54,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.