Which to use
“felice” and “felina” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,562
- “felice” frequency rank
- #48,411
- “felina” frequency rank
- 94973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | felice | felina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feliz. | Forma del femenino singular de felino. |
Where the eye mixes felice and felina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. felice and felina follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses felice with felina
A purely visual mix-up. felice ([feˈlise]) and felina ([feˈlina]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94973, 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]. felina is at rank #48,411, tagged as anadj, pronounced [feˈlina].
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 94973, this pair ranks #667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of felice vs felina
Shared letters: efil. Private to "felice": c. Private to "felina": an.
"felice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "felina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "felice" and "felina" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "felice" or "felina" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "felina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "felice" and "felina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "felina vs Flint". 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 #667 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.