Felipe

name

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"felipe" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Felipe” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,136
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Philip.

Corpus desk

Index EN-felipe · Felipe · English

Felipe · rank #17,136 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,136
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH familiarity

Nearest frequency peer: familiarity (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Felipe”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Felipe” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

Felipe vs flip
50% similar
Felipe vs Felix
67% similar
Felipe vs flips
50% similar

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

Key facts for Felipe
PropertyValue
HeadwordFelipe
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,136
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Felipe”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Felipelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “familiarity” (#17,135), “fender” (#17,137), “extravagant” (#17,134). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “Felipe” is #17,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Felipe, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,136 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Philip.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Felipe, with forms such as "eflipe", "feilpe", and "feliep". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "flip", "Felix", "flips", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Felipe. The correct English form is Felipe, spelled F-E-L-I-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Philip.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Felipe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fr. Felipe Císcar Puig was a Valencian priest who is also also considered a martyr of the sacramental seal because he was martyred after keeping confessions secret during the religious persecution of the Spanish Civil War.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Felipe.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eflipe
  • feilpe
  • feliep
  • felippe
  • fellipe
  • felpie
  • ffelipe
  • fleipe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eflipe2feilpe2feliep2felippe1fellipe1felpie2ffelipe1fleipe2
Edit distance from "Felipe"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Felipe"?
"Felipe" is spelled F-E-L-I-P-E.
What does "Felipe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Felipe" means: A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Philip.
What words are commonly confused with "Felipe"?
"Felipe" is commonly confused with "flip", "Felix", "flips". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Felipe"?
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Felipe. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fender#17,137Ferris#17,139embark#17,128elbows#17,125

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Ellison8 variantsechoed8 variantsDarius8 variantscassette8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list