focal
French, adjective/fɔ.kal/
focal is spelled F-O-C-A-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 46,652nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Focal is a French adjective meaning “focal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a rapport, qui est placé au foyer des rayons lumineux d’un miroir ou d’une lentille”.
What does focal mean in English?
adjective
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focal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport, qui est placé au foyer des rayons lumineux d’un miroir ou d’une lentille. 2. Qui a rapport au foyer d’une ellipse. 3. Localisé, circonscrit, bien délimité
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of focal
- focale feminine
- focaux masculine plural
- focales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce focal?
- /fɔ.kal/
- \fɔ.kal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to focal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is focal in French?
focal appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).