guerra civil

[ˈgera siˈβ̞il]

/[ˈgera siˈβ̞il]/ phrase

The verdict

“guerra civil” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conflicto armado entre personas de un mismo país o estado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guerra-civil · guerra civil · Spanish

guerra civil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for guerra civil
PropertyValue
Headwordguerra civil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈgera siˈβ̞il]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “guerra civil” en español

guerra civilqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

guerra civil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈgera siˈβ̞il]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conflicto armado entre personas de un mismo país o estado.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for guerra civil, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is guerra civil, spelled G-U-E-R-R-A- -C-I-V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conflicto armado entre personas de un mismo país o estado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how guerra civil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mi madre trató de darme más claras explicaciones de lo que era la guerra civil; pero la pobre, aunque era de claro entendimiento y de sabio corazón, juzgó aquella empresa superior a su elocuencia y renunció a ella, de modo que a mitad de camino todavía la iba yo moliendo con preguntas dirigidas a saber por qué era la guerra civil la peor de las guerras

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "guerra civil"?
"guerra civil" is spelled G-U-E-R-R-A- -C-I-V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgera siˈβ̞il].
What does "guerra civil" mean?
As a phrase, "guerra civil" means: Conflicto armado entre personas de un mismo país o estado.
How do you pronounce "guerra civil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guerra civil" is [ˈgera siˈβ̞il]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guerra civil" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list