Which to use
“cívicas” and “cívico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,155
- “cívicas” frequency rank
- #10,120
- “cívico” frequency rank
- 42275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cívicas | cívico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenina plural de cívica. | Persona que pertenece a la ciudad. |
Where the eye mixes cívicas and cívico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cívicas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against cívico's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cívicas vs cívico
A purely visual mix-up. cívicas ([ˈsiβ̞ikas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cívicas is recorded at frequency rank #32,155, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsiβ̞ikas]. 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 42275, this pair ranks #149,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cívicas vs cívico
Shared letters: civí. Private to "cívicas": as. Private to "cívico": o.
"cívicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cívico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cívicas" and "cívico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cívicas" vs "cívico" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cívicas" 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 #149,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cívicas" and "cívico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canicas vs cívicas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #149,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.