# Carla vs circa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Carla
*name · IPA /ˈkɑːlə/ · frequency rank #16,193*
A female given name from the Germanic languages borrowed from Italian or German.

### circa
*preposition · IPA /ˈsɜːkə/ · frequency rank #13,480*
Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)

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