# Felix

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfiːlɪks/ · frequency rank #9,044

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A generic name given to a cat.
3. A place name:
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## Etymology
From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”).

## Easily confused with
- **fix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-fix)
- **felt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-felt)
- **fell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-fell)
- **flip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-flip)
- **flex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-flex)
- **flux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-flux)
- **flax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-flax)
- **fella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-fella)
- **felon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-felon)
- **folio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-folio)
- **folic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-folic)
- **Fells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felix-vs-fells)
- **FEI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fei-vs-felix)
- **Fein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fein-vs-felix)
- **FedEx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fedex-vs-felix)
- **Felipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felipe-vs-felix)
- **feline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feline-vs-felix)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eflix`, `feilx`, `felixx`, `fellix`, `felxi`, `ffelix`, `fleix`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/felix