# cifra vs circa

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### cifra
*noun · IPA [ˈsifɾa] · frequency rank #3,233*
Dígito numérico.

### circa
*preposition · IPA [ˈsiɾka] · frequency rank #43,460*
Aproximadamente, cerca de (alguna fecha).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/cifra-vs-circa