# chic vs civic

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### chic
*adjective · IPA \ʃik\ · frequency rank #6,795*
Élégant.

### civic
*adjective · IPA \ˈsɪv.ɪk\ · frequency rank #31,402*
Civique.

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