felicitous
/fəˈlɪsɪtəs/
"felicitous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“felicitous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterized by felicity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-felicitous · felicitous · English
felicitous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | felicitous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /fəˈlɪsɪtəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “felicitous” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
felicitous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fəˈlɪsɪtəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
felicitous has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From felicity + -ous. The correct English form is felicitous, spelled F-E-L-I-C-I-T-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Characterized by felicity.
- 2Characterized by felicity.
- 3Characterized by felicity.
- 4Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how felicitous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Walter again pursued his way, lost in a very mixed reverie; sometimes writhing under an idea of degradation, in thus making a trade of his talents; and then, again, somewhat consoled by the pride of art; for how many felicitous and stinging epigrams arose in his mind!
As a post-prandial speaker, however, Thackeray was undeniably the reverse of felicitous.
Etymology
From felicity + -ous.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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