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“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.

6 ch
felice
7 ch
felices

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

  • felice ← eflice · feilce · felcie · felicce · feliec · felise · fellice · ffelice
  • felices ← eflices · feilces · felcies · felicces · felicess · felicse · feliecs · felises

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "felice" and "felices" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([feˈlise] versus [feˈlises]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "felice" vs "felices" - which ranks higher?
"felices" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,661 in our Spanish list, against #46,562 for "felice". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list