Which to use
“foco” and “fogón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,680
- “foco” frequency rank
- #41,924
- “fogón” frequency rank
- 48604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foco | fogón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punto físico en el que convergen los rayos de luz reflejados o refractados por una lente o espejo. | Sitio adecuado en las cocinas para hacer fuego y guisar. |
Where the eye mixes foco and fogón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. foco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fogón's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between foco and fogón
A purely visual mix-up. foco ([ˈfoko]) and fogón ([foˈɣ̞õn]) 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 48604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
foco is recorded at frequency rank #6,680, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoko]. fogón is at rank #41,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced [foˈɣ̞õn].
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 48604, this pair ranks #113,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foco vs fogón
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foco": c. Private to "fogón": gnó.
"foco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fogón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foco ← fcoo · ffoco · focco · fooc · ofco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "foco" for "fogón" ever safe?
Which is more common, "foco" or "fogón"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "foco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fogón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foco" and "fogón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fogón vs foot". 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 #113,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.