Which to use
“felice” and “féroce” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,040
- “felice” frequency rank
- #13,176
- “féroce” frequency rank
- 58216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | felice | féroce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Heureux. | Qui est cruel par instinct, en parlant des bêtes. |
Where the eye mixes felice and féroce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. felice and féroce follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between felice and féroce
A purely visual mix-up. felice (\fe.ˈli.t͡ʃe\) and féroce (\fe.ʁɔs\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
felice is recorded at frequency rank #45,040, classified as anadj, pronounced \fe.ˈli.t͡ʃe\. féroce is at rank #13,176, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fe.ʁɔs\.
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 58216, this pair ranks #110,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of felice vs féroce
Shared letters: cef. Private to "felice": il. Private to "féroce": oré.
"felice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "féroce" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- felice ← eflice · feilce · felcie · felicce · feliec · fellice · ffelice · fleice
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "felice" and "féroce" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "felice" vs "féroce" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "felice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "féroce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "felice" and "féroce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "felice vs fétide". 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 #110,354 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.