Which to use
“foco” and “foot” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,680
- “foco” frequency rank
- #43,017
- “foot” frequency rank
- 49697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foco | foot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punto físico en el que convergen los rayos de luz reflejados o refractados por una lente o espejo. | Pie. |
Where the eye mixes foco and foot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. foco (CVCV) and foot (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: foco vs foot
A purely visual mix-up. foco ([ˈfoko]) and foot (/fʊt/) 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 49697, 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]. foot is at rank #43,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fʊt/.
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 49697, this pair ranks #107,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foco vs foot
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foco": c. Private to "foot": t.
"foco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foot" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "foco" and "foot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "foco" vs "foot" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "foot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foco" and "foot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foot 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 #107,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.