Which to use
“felice” and “felino” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,562
- “felice” frequency rank
- #31,789
- “felino” frequency rank
- 78351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | felice | felino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feliz. | Propio de o relativo a los gatos |
Where the eye mixes felice and felino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. felice and felino 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 felino
A purely visual mix-up. felice ([feˈlise]) and felino ([feˈlino]) 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 78351, 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]. felino is at rank #31,789, tagged as anadj, pronounced [feˈlino].
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 78351, this pair ranks #14,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of felice vs felino
Shared letters: efil. Private to "felice": c. Private to "felino": no.
"felice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "felino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "felice" and "felino" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "felice" vs "felino" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "felice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "felino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "felice" and "felino" 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 #14,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.