zirkulär
[t͡sɪʁkuˈlɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“zirkulär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kreisförmig, wieder auf den Ausgangspunkt führend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zirkular · zirkulär · German
zirkulär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zirkulär |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [t͡sɪʁkuˈlɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zirkulär“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zirkulär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡sɪʁkuˈlɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kreisförmig, wieder auf den Ausgangspunkt führend".
zirkulär has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zirkulär, spelled Z-I-R-K-U-L-Ä-R.
Definition
- 1kreisförmig, wieder auf den Ausgangspunkt führend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zirkulär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
übertragen: Diese Schlussfolgerung ist zirkulär und damit ungültig.
This word in other languages
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.