Felix
/ˈfiːlɪks/
"felix" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Felix” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,044. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,044
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Latin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-felix · Felix · English
Felix · rank #9,044 · 7 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,044
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH exploitation
Nearest frequency peer: exploitation (-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 “Felix”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- exile
exile
90,959 corpus weight
- exploitation
exploitation
90,958 corpus weight
- Felix
Felix
90,957 corpus weight
- futures
futures
90,956 corpus weight
- gel
gel
90,955 corpus weight
- genetics
genetics
90,954 corpus weight
What this shows “Felix” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Felix |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfiːlɪks/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,044 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Felix”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Felix (IPA /ˈfiːlɪks/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,044 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Felix, with forms such as "eflix", "feilx", and "felixx". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "fix", "felt", "fell", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”). The correct English form is Felix, spelled F-E-L-I-X.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Latin.
- 2A generic name given to a cat.
- 3A place name:
- 4A place name:
- 5A place name:
- 6A place name:
- 7A place name:
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Felix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner.
Etymology
From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eflix
- feilx
- felixx
- fellix
- felxi
- ffelix
- fleix
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Felix - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Felix", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).