# circa vs circle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### circle
*noun · IPA /ˈsɜɹkəl/ · frequency rank #2,720*
A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

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