civics

/ˈsɪvɪks/

//ˈsɪvɪks// noun

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"civics" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“civics” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,178
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.

Corpus desk

Index EN-civics · civics · English

civics · rank #33,178 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,178
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cit

Nearest frequency peer: cit (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “civics”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “civics” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

civics vs civil
67% similar
civics vs comics
67% similar
civics vs civic
83% similar

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

Key facts for civics
PropertyValue
Headwordcivics
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɪvɪks/
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,178
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “civics”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).civicslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “cit” (#33,177), “clamped” (#33,179), “circumcised” (#33,176). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “civics” is #33,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around civics (IPA /ˈsɪvɪks/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,178 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for civics, with forms such as "ccivics", "ciivcs", and "civcis". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "civil", "comics", "civic", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin civicus (“having to do with citizens or a town or city”). The correct English form is civics, spelled C-I-V-I-C-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.

Etymology

From Latin civicus (“having to do with citizens or a town or city”).

This word in other languages

cívica(Español)cidadania(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccivics
  • ciivcs
  • civcis
  • civiccs
  • civicss
  • civisc
  • civvics
  • cviics
  • icvics

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccivics1ciivcs2civcis2civiccs1civicss1civisc2civvics1cviics2
Edit distance from "civics"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "civics"?
"civics" is spelled C-I-V-I-C-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɪvɪks/.
What does "civics" mean?
As a noun, "civics" means: The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.
What words are commonly confused with "civics"?
"civics" is commonly confused with "civil", "comics", "civic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "civics"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "civics" is /ˈsɪvɪks/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "civics"?
From Latin civicus (“having to do with citizens or a town or city”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

dickey9 variantsBering9 variantsbeehive9 variantsfabled9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list