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“fincas” and “focas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,471
“fincas” frequency rank
#27,995
“focas” frequency rank
41466
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fincas focas
Definition Forma del plural de finca. Forma del plural de foca.

Where the eye mixes fincas and focas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
fincas
5 ch
focas

Why the eye confuses fincas with focas

A purely visual mix-up. fincas ([ˈfĩŋkas]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fincas is recorded at frequency rank #13,471, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfĩŋkas]. 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 41466, this pair ranks #153,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fincas vs focas

Shared letters: acfs. Private to "fincas": in. Private to "focas": o.

"fincas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "focas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fincasffincas · ficnas · finacs · fincass · finccas · fincsa · finncas · fnicas
  • focasfcoas · ffocas · foacs · focass · foccas · focsa · ofcas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fincas" and "focas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfĩŋkas] versus [ˈfokas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fincas" vs "focas" - which ranks higher?
"fincas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,471 in our Spanish list, against #27,995 for "focas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "fincas" and "focas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fincas" 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 #153,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fincas" and "focas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flojas vs focas". 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 #153,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list