feliz

/[feˈlis]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#659

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

feliz is anSpanishadj. It means: Que siente felicidad. Pronounced [feˈlis]. It ranks #659 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with fez and flip.

Key facts for feliz
PropertyValue
Headwordfeliz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[feˈlis]
Letters5
Frequency rank#659
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of feliz in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for feliz is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [feˈlis]. Corpus data places it at rank #659 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for feliz, with forms such as "efliz", "feilz", and "felizz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "fez", "flip", "feria", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is feliz, spelled F-E-L-I-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que siente felicidad.
  2. 2
    Que provoca o anuncia felicidad.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un pensamiento o palabra, conveniente a la ocasión.
  4. 4
    Que ocurre o sucede con felicidad.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efliz,feilz,felizz,felliz,felzi,ffeliz,fleiz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for feliz

Misspelling Variants of "feliz"

efliz5feilz5felizz6felliz6felzi5ffeliz6fleiz5
Misspelling Variants of "feliz"

Frequency rank: #659 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feliz"?
"feliz" is spelled F-E-L-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [feˈlis].
What does "feliz" mean?
As an adj, "feliz" means: Que siente felicidad.
What words are commonly confused with "feliz"?
"feliz" is commonly confused with "fez", "flip", "feria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feliz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feliz" is [feˈlis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feliz" come from?
"feliz" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.