Which to use
“felony” is a noun and “Felton” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,047
- “felony” frequency rank
- #31,556
- “Felton” frequency rank
- 41603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | felony | Felton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses. | A common placename: |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set felony and Felton apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
felony and Felton form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
felony is recorded at frequency rank #10,047, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɛləni/. Felton is at rank #31,556, tagged as aname.
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 41603, this pair ranks #256,786 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering felony vs Felton
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “felony”; for a name, it's “Felton”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “felony” entry
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