foco

/ˈfɔ.ko/

//ˈfɔ.ko// noun

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The verdict

“foco” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,491. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,491
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nitidez de uma imagem

Corpus desk

Index PT-foco · foco · Portuguese

foco · rank #1,491 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,491
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH geralmente

Nearest frequency peer: geralmente (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “foco”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “foco” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

foco vs foi
50% similar
foco vs for
50% similar
foco vs foz
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for foco
PropertyValue
Headwordfoco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɔ.ko/
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,491
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “foco”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.fococai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “geralmente” (#1,492), “existência” (#1,489), “google” (#1,493). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “foco” fica em #1,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around foco (IPA /ˈfɔ.ko/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,491 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for foco, with forms such as "fcoo", "ffoco", and "focco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foi", "for", "foz", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is foco, spelled F-O-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    nitidez de uma imagem
  2. 2
    objetivo bem definido, o alvo
  3. 3
    centro
  4. 4
    sede principal de um organismo, clube
  5. 5
    cada um dos dois pontos que, situados no eixo maior da elipse, estão equidistantes das extremidades deste eixo
  6. 6
    ponto situado no eixo da parábola, distante do vértice um quarto do parâmetro
  7. 7
    ponto no interior da hipérbole, tão distante do centro quanto vai deste ao ponto em que a assimptota é cortada pela tangente que sai do vértice da hipérbole
  8. 8
    lanterna de pilhas
  9. 9
    indicação visual de selecionamento feito a um elemento na interface gráfica que mostra seu estado passível da ação de comandos

This word in other languages

focus(English)foco(Español)foyer(Français)Fokus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcoo
  • ffoco
  • focco
  • fooc
  • ofco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fcoo2ffoco1focco1fooc2ofco2
Edit distance from "foco"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "foco"?
"foco" is spelled F-O-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɔ.ko/.
What does "foco" mean?
As a noun, "foco" means: nitidez de uma imagem
What words are commonly confused with "foco"?
"foco" is commonly confused with "foi", "for", "foz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "foco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foco" is /ˈfɔ.ko/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foco" come from?
"foco" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "foco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Link#1,496nove#1,500tiro#1,480puta#1,506

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

opção5 variantsviva5 variantscair5 variantssolo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list