focosvsfootWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“focos” and “foot” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,914
“focos” frequency rank
#43,017
“foot” frequency rank
56931
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature focos foot
Definition Forma del plural de foco. Pie.

Where the eye mixes focos and foot

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. focos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against foot's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
focos
4 ch
foot

Look-alike desk: focos vs foot

A purely visual mix-up. focos ([ˈfokos]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56931, 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]. 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 56931, this pair ranks #72,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of focos vs foot

Shared letters: fo. Private to "focos": cs. Private to "foot": t.

"focos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "foot" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • focos ← fcoos · ffocos · foccos · focoss · focso · foocs · ofcos
  • foot ← ffoot · foott · fot · ofot

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "focos" and "foot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfokos] versus /fʊt/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "focos" or "foot"?
"focos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,914 in our Spanish list, against #43,017 for "foot". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "focos" 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 #72,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "focos" 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 #72,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list