Which to use
“foco” and “fono” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,680
- “foco” frequency rank
- #40,847
- “fono” frequency rank
- 47527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foco | fono |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punto físico en el que convergen los rayos de luz reflejados o refractados por una lente o espejo. | Dispositivo de telecomunicación que recibe y transmite sonido, codificado como impulsos eléctricos, mediante un cable o una señal de radio, permitiendo así la comunicación entre ubicaciones distantes |
Where the eye mixes foco and fono
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. foco and fono follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: foco vs fono
A purely visual mix-up. foco ([ˈfoko]) and fono ([ˈfono]) 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 a single letter - c in “foco” becomes n in “fono”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47527, 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]. fono is at rank #40,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfono].
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 47527, this pair ranks #119,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foco vs fono
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foco": c. Private to "fono": n.
"foco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foco" and "fono" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "foco" vs "fono" - 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 "foco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fono" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foco" and "fono" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fono vs fora". 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 #119,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.