# circle vs cycle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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).

### cycle
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #2,477*
An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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