feliz

/fe'lis/

//fe'lis// adj

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The verdict

“feliz” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#406
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que sente ou transmite felicidade

Corpus desk

Index PT-feliz · feliz · Portuguese

feliz · rank #406 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #406
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH gosto

Nearest frequency peer: gosto (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “feliz”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “feliz” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

feliz vs fez
60% similar
feliz vs Fell
40% similar
feliz vs ferir
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for feliz
PropertyValue
Headwordfeliz
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fe'lis/
Letters5
Frequency rank#406
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “feliz”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.felizcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “gosto” (#407), “apesar” (#404), “universidade” (#403). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “feliz” fica em #406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around feliz (IPA /fe'lis/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #406 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for feliz, with forms such as "efliz", "feilz", and "felizz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "fez", "Fell", "ferir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is feliz, spelled F-E-L-I-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    que sente ou transmite felicidade
  2. 2
    sortudo, bem-aventurado
  3. 3
    satisfeito
  4. 4
    vantajoso, propício
  5. 5
    abençoado, bendito

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how feliz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Foi uma feliz coincidência.

Synonyms

alegrecontenteafortunado

Antonyms

infeliz

This word in other languages

happy(English)feliz(Español)heureux(Français)glücklich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efliz
  • feilz
  • felizz
  • felliz
  • felzi
  • ffeliz
  • fleiz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of feliz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efliz2feilz2felizz1felliz1felzi2ffeliz1fleiz2
Edit distance from "feliz"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feliz"?
"feliz" is spelled F-E-L-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /fe'lis/.
What does "feliz" mean?
As an adjective, "feliz" means: que sente ou transmite felicidade
What words are commonly confused with "feliz"?
"feliz" is commonly confused with "fez", "Fell", "ferir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feliz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feliz" is /fe'lis/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feliz" come from?
"feliz" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "feliz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gosto#407ponto#398força#416norte#396

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

claro7 variantsmanhã7 variantspassar7 variantslivro7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list