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cifras

SEE-frahs/ˈsifɾas/

“cifras” means “figures” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:

figures

Also: digits, numbers
NounfB1
A colorful bar chart showing three different colored bars of varying heights on a clean background.

📝 In Action

Las cifras de desempleo han bajado este trimestre.

B1

The unemployment figures have gone down this quarter.

El código de seguridad tiene cuatro cifras.

A2

The security code has four digits.

Estamos analizando las cifras oficiales del gobierno.

B2

We are analyzing the government's official figures.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • números (numbers)
  • dígitos (digits)
  • estadísticas (statistics)

Common Collocations

  • cifras de ventas – sales figures
  • en cifras rojas – in the red (financial loss)
  • cifras astronómicas – astronomical figures (very high)

you calculate

Also: you code, you base on
VerbB2regular ar
A person holding a pencil and looking thoughtfully at a large pile of apples, estimating how many there are.
infinitivecifrar
past Participlecifrado
gerundcifrando

📝 In Action

Tú cifras el éxito en el trabajo duro.

B2

You base success on hard work.

Si cifras el mensaje, nadie podrá leerlo.

C1

If you code the message, nobody will be able to read it.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • calcular (to calculate)
  • codificar (to encode)

Antonyms

  • descifrar (to decode)

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

present

yocifre
nosotroscifremos
ellos/ellas/ustedescifren
túcifres
vosotroscifréis
él/ella/ustedcifre

imperfect

yocifrara
nosotroscifráramos
ellos/ellas/ustedescifraran
túcifraras
vosotroscifrarais
él/ella/ustedcifrara

indicative

present

yocifro
nosotrosciframos
ellos/ellas/ustedescifran
túcifras
vosotroscifráis
él/ella/ustedcifra

imperfect

yocifraba
nosotroscifrábamos
ellos/ellas/ustedescifraban
túcifrabas
vosotroscifrabais
él/ella/ustedcifraba

preterite

yocifré
nosotrosciframos
ellos/ellas/ustedescifraron
túcifraste
vosotroscifrasteis
él/ella/ustedcifró
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Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "cifras" in Spanish:

digits→figures→numbers→you calculate→you code→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: cifras

Question 1 of 2

In the sentence 'El número secreto tiene cinco cifras', what does 'cifras' mean?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
cifra(figure/digit) — Noun
cifrado(encrypted/code) — Adjective
descifrar(to decode) — Verb
🎵 Rhymes▼
descifrasrifas
📚 Etymology▼

From the Arabic word 'sifr', which originally meant 'zero' or 'empty'. It entered Spanish through Latin and eventually came to represent any numerical symbol.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: cipherFrench: chiffreItalian: cifra

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'cifras' the same as 'números'?

Not exactly. 'Números' is general. 'Cifras' specifically refers to the digits 0-9 or to data and statistics in a report.

How do I say 'sales figures' in Spanish?

You say 'cifras de ventas'.