# circled vs curled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### circled
*verb · IPA /ˈsɜː(ɹ)kəld/ · frequency rank #23,203*
simple past and past participle of circle

### curled
*adjective · frequency rank #18,531*
curly

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