focal
Portuguese, adjective/foˈkaw/
focal is spelled F-O-C-A-L (5 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,592nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Focal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “focal (relating to foci)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does focal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefocal (relating to foci)
- 2
femininemasculinefocal (limited to a small area)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of focal
- focais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce focal?
- Brazil /foˈkaw/
- Brazil [foˈkaʊ̯]
- Portugal /fuˈkal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
focal appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).