Which to use
“focos” and “fondos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,914
- “focos” frequency rank
- #1,546
- “fondos” frequency rank
- 15460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | focos | fondos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de foco. | Forma del plural de fondo. |
Where the eye mixes focos and fondos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. focos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against fondos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses focos with fondos
A purely visual mix-up. focos ([ˈfokos]) and fondos ([ˈfõn̪d̪os]) 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 15460, 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]. fondos is at rank #1,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfõn̪d̪os].
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 15460, this pair ranks #280,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of focos vs fondos
Shared letters: fos. Private to "focos": c. Private to "fondos": dn.
"focos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fondos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "focos" for "fondos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "focos" vs "fondos" - which ranks higher?
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 "focos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fondos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "focos" and "fondos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faces vs focos". 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 #280,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.