# civics

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪvɪks/ · frequency rank #33,178

## Definitions
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **civil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/civics-vs-civil)
- **comics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/civics-vs-comics)
- **civic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/civic-vs-civics)
- **cities** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cities-vs-civics)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccivics`, `ciivcs`, `civcis`, `civiccs`, `civicss`, `civisc`, `civvics`, `cviics`, `icvics`

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