Which to use
“flous” and “focus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,613
- “flous” frequency rank
- #11,412
- “focus” frequency rank
- 42025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flous | focus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de flou. | Concentré sur l’action. |
Where the eye mixes flous and focus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: flous vs focus
A purely visual mix-up. flous (\flu\) and focus (\fɔ.kys\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flous is recorded at frequency rank #30,613, classified as anadj, pronounced \flu\. focus is at rank #11,412, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɔ.kys\.
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 42025, this pair ranks #228,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of flous vs focus
Shared letters: fosu. Private to "flous": l. Private to "focus": c.
"flous" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "focus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flous" for "focus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "flous" vs "focus" - 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 "flous" 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 #228,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flous" and "focus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flour vs flous". 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 #228,767 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.