Which to use
“cívico” and “cívicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,120
- “cívico” frequency rank
- #27,559
- “cívicos” frequency rank
- 37679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cívico | cívicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que pertenece a la ciudad. | Forma del plural de cívico. |
Where the eye mixes cívico and cívicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cívico with cívicos
A purely visual mix-up. cívico ([ˈsiβ̞iko]) and cívicos ([ˈsiβ̞ikos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “cívico” sits inside “cívicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cívico is recorded at frequency rank #10,120, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsiβ̞iko]. cívicos is at rank #27,559, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsiβ̞ikos].
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 37679, this pair ranks #174,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cívico vs cívicos
Shared letters: cioví. Private to "cívico": -. Private to "cívicos": s.
"cívico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cívicos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cívico" and "cívicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cívico" vs "cívicos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cívico" and "cívicos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cívico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cívicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cívico" and "cívicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cívicos vs cólicos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #174,039 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.