# cirque vs cirrus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cirrus
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪɹəs/ · frequency rank #44,119*
A tendril.

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