Similar words
cifra
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
Portuguese
cifra
cifra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "figure."
Portuguese
figura
figura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "figure."
Portuguese
vulto
vulto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "figure."
Practice
1 What does figura mean?
figure
2 Fill the gap: Dibujó una ___ humana.
Full sentence: Dibujó una figura humana. (He drew a human figure.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches figura?
figura: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.