# cinque vs cirque

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cinque
*noun · IPA /sɪŋk/ · frequency rank #49,253*
A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.

### cirque
*noun · IPA /sɜːk/ · frequency rank #30,366*
A Roman circus.

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