# cilia vs civic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cilia
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪ.li.ə/ · frequency rank #44,117*
plural of cilium

### civic
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɪvɪk/ · frequency rank #7,107*
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cilia-vs-civic