# circa vs Circus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### circa
*adverb · IPA [ˈt͡sɪʁka] · frequency rank #5,926*
etwa, rund, ungefähr

### Circus
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡sɪʁkʊs] · frequency rank #15,852*
langgestreckte Pferderennbahn

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