Which to use
“focos” and “focus” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,914
- “focos” frequency rank
- #20,045
- “focus” frequency rank
- 33959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | focos | focus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de foco. | Foco. |
Where the eye mixes focos and focus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses focos with focus
A purely visual mix-up. focos ([ˈfokos]) and focus ([ˈfo.kus]) 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 - o in “focos” becomes u in “focus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
focos is recorded at frequency rank #13,914, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfokos]. focus is at rank #20,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfo.kus].
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 33959, this pair ranks #193,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of focos vs focus
Shared letters: cfos. Private to "focos": -. Private to "focus": u.
"focos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "focus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "focos" for "focus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "focos" or "focus"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "focos" and "focus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "focos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "focus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "focos" and "focus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faces vs focus". 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 #193,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.