Which to use
“cívica” and “cívico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,785
- “cívica” frequency rank
- #10,120
- “cívico” frequency rank
- 18905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cívica | cívico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cívico. | Persona que pertenece a la ciudad. |
Where the eye mixes cívica and cívico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cívica and cívico follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cívica and cívico
A purely visual mix-up. cívica ([ˈsiβ̞ika]) and cívico ([ˈsiβ̞iko]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “cívica” becomes o in “cívico”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cívica is recorded at frequency rank #8,785, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsiβ̞ika]. cívico is at rank #10,120, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsiβ̞iko].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18905, this pair ranks #265,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cívica vs cívico
Shared letters: civí. Private to "cívica": a. Private to "cívico": o.
"cívica" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cívico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "cívica" vs "cívico" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cívica" and "cívico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cívica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cívico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cívica" and "cívico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cirio vs cívico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #265,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.