Similar words
carnet
carnet is more about a physical ID card; licencia is more about the legal permit itself — both mean "licence."
Similar in other languages
German
Lizenz
Lizenz is the German word for the same thing — both mean "licence."
Practice
1 What does licencia mean?
licence
2 Fill the gap: Necesito una ___ de conducir.
Full sentence: Necesito una licencia de conducir. (I need a driving licence.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches licencia?
licencia: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.