Polyglot Dictionary

cifra

/ˈsifɾa/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las cifras

Meaning

  1. figure, number

    • La cifra es muy alta.

      The figure is very high.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

figura

cifra more specifically means a numerical figure or digit; figura is more general, like a shape or a person's figure.

Similar in other languages

German

Anzahl

Close — a figure, number relates to a number, quantity.

English

number

Close — a figure relates to a number.

French

chiffre

chiffre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "figure, number."

Practice

1 What does cifra mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ es muy alta.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cifra?

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