# cilia vs civil

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### civil
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɪv.əl/ · frequency rank #1,245*
Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

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