guerra civil
[ˈgera siˈβ̞il]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | guerra civil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈgera siˈβ̞il] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “guerra civil” en español
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
- 1Conflicto armado entre personas de un mismo país o estado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how guerra civil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.