# cerca vs cercana

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### cerca
*adverb · IPA [ˈseɾka] · frequency rank #351*
A pequeña distancia.

### cercana
*adjective · IPA [seɾˈkana] · frequency rank #3,762*
Forma del femenino singular de cercano.

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