Circulus vitiosus
[ˌt͡sɪʁkulʊs viˈt͡si̯oːzʊs]
The verdict
“Circulus vitiosus” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - logisch unzulässiger Beweis, bei dem das zu Beweisende offen oder verdeckt schon in den Prämissen steckt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Circulus vitiosus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌt͡sɪʁkulʊs viˈt͡si̯oːzʊs] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Circulus vitiosus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Circulus vitiosus is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌt͡sɪʁkulʊs viˈt͡si̯oːzʊs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Circulus vitiosus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Circulus vitiosus, spelled C-I-R-C-U-L-U-S- -V-I-T-I-O-S-U-S.
Definition
- 1logisch unzulässiger Beweis, bei dem das zu Beweisende offen oder verdeckt schon in den Prämissen steckt
- 2unangenehme, prekäre Situation, aus der ein Entkommen unmöglich erscheint, da jeder Lösungsversuch neue Probleme nach sich zieht
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct German spelling is C-I-R-C-U-L-U-S- -V-I-T-I-O-S-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌt͡sɪʁkulʊs viˈt͡si̯oːzʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.