circlevsLeagueWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“circle” and “League” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,932
“circle” frequency rank
#1,976
“League” frequency rank
23908
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature circle League
Definition geometrische Form; Kreis historisches, in Nordamerika und England verwendetes Längenmaß

Letter map: circle vs League

Shared letters muted; letters that set circle and League apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

6 ch
circle
6 ch
League

Spelling & dictionary notes on circle vs League

circle and League are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

circle is recorded at frequency rank #21,932, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. League is at rank #1,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 23908, this pair ranks #1,854,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of circle vs League

Shared letters: el. Private to "circle": cir. Private to "League": agu.

"circle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "League" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • circleccircle · cicrle · circcle · circel · circlle · cirlce · cirrcle · cricle
  • Leagueelague · laegue · leageu · leaggue · leauge · legaue · lleague

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "circle" for "League" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "circle" or "League"?
"League" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,976 in our German list, against #21,932 for "circle". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

You've compared "circle" and "League". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "circle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "League" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,854,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "circle" and "League" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "circle vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,854,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list