Which to use
“felino” and “feltro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,606
- “felino” frequency rank
- #49,970
- “feltro” frequency rank
- 82576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | felino | feltro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécime pertencente à família de animais da qual fazem parte: gatos, leões, panteras, tigres, onças | espécie de estofo feito por empastamento ou agulhamento de lã ou pelo |
Where the eye mixes felino and feltro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. felino (CVCVCV) and feltro (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: felino vs feltro
A purely visual mix-up. felino (/fɨ.ˈli.nu/) and feltro (/ˈfeɫ.tɾu/) 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 82576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
felino is recorded at frequency rank #32,606, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɨ.ˈli.nu/. feltro is at rank #49,970, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfeɫ.tɾu/.
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 82576, this pair ranks #1,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of felino vs feltro
Shared letters: eflo. Private to "felino": in. Private to "feltro": rt.
"felino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "feltro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "felino" for "feltro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "felino" or "feltro"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "felino" and "feltro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "felino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feltro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "felino" and "feltro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feitio vs feltro". 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 #1,024 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.