Which to use
“foco” and “foso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,680
- “foco” frequency rank
- #24,157
- “foso” frequency rank
- 30837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | foco | foso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punto físico en el que convergen los rayos de luz reflejados o refractados por una lente o espejo. | Depresión de relativa profundidad practicada en una superficie. |
Where the eye mixes foco and foso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: foco vs foso
A purely visual mix-up. foco ([ˈfoko]) and foso ([ˈfoso]) 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 s in “foso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30837, 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]. foso is at rank #24,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoso].
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 30837, this pair ranks #210,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of foco vs foso
Shared letters: fo. Private to "foco": c. Private to "foso": s.
"foco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "foso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "foco" and "foso" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "foco" or "foso" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "foco" and "foso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "foco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "foco" and "foso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fora vs foso". 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 #210,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.