Which to use
“felice” and “feliz” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,562
- “felice” frequency rank
- #659
- “feliz” frequency rank
- 47221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | felice | feliz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feliz. | Que siente felicidad. |
Where the eye mixes felice and feliz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. felice runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against feliz's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between felice and feliz
A purely visual mix-up. felice ([feˈlise]) and feliz ([feˈlis]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47221, 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]. feliz is at rank #659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [feˈlis].
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 47221, this pair ranks #121,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of felice vs feliz
Shared letters: efil. Private to "felice": c. Private to "feliz": z.
"felice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "feliz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "felice" and "feliz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "felice" vs "feliz" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "felice" and "feliz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "felice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feliz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "felice" and "feliz" 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 #121,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.