Which to use
“felices” and “feroces” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,661
- “felices” frequency rank
- #26,043
- “feroces” frequency rank
- 28704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | felices | feroces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de feliz. | Forma del plural de feroz. |
Where the eye mixes felices and feroces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. felices and feroces follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses felices with feroces
A purely visual mix-up. felices ([feˈlises]) and feroces ([feˈɾoses]) 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 28704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
felices is recorded at frequency rank #2,661, classified as anadj, pronounced [feˈlises]. feroces is at rank #26,043, tagged as anadj, pronounced [feˈɾoses].
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 28704, this pair ranks #220,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of felices vs feroces
Shared letters: cefs. Private to "felices": il. Private to "feroces": or.
"felices" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "feroces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "felices" and "feroces" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "felices" or "feroces"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "felices" and "feroces" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "felices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feroces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "felices" and "feroces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faroles vs feroces". 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 #220,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.