Which to use
“felice” and “felices” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,562
- “felice” frequency rank
- #2,661
- “felices” frequency rank
- 49223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | felice | felices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feliz. | Forma del plural de feliz. |
Where the eye mixes felice and felices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. felice runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against felices's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses felice with felices
A purely visual mix-up. felice ([feˈlise]) and felices ([feˈlises]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “felice” sits inside “felices”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
felice is recorded at frequency rank #46,562, classified as anadj, pronounced [feˈlise]. felices is at rank #2,661, tagged as anadj, pronounced [feˈlises].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49223, this pair ranks #110,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of felice vs felices
Shared letters: cefil. Private to "felice": -. Private to "felices": s.
"felice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "felices" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "felice" and "felices" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "felice" vs "felices" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "felice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "felices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "felice" and "felices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "felice vs felina". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #110,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.