# Circus vs Cyrus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Cyrus
*name · IPA [ˈt͡syːʁʊs] · frequency rank #15,595*
männlicher Vorname

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