# circa

> English word · Preposition · IPA /ˈsɜːkə/ · frequency rank #13,480

## Definitions
1. Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circa.

## Easily confused with
- **coca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circa-vs-coca)
- **Cora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circa-vs-cora)
- **cisco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circa-vs-cisco)
- **curia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circa-vs-curia)
- **circle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circa-vs-circle)
- **circus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circa-vs-circus)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cia-vs-circa)
- **CCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cca-vs-circa)
- **Cara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cara-vs-circa)
- **Carla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carla-vs-circa)
- **Carta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carta-vs-circa)
- **Cinco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cinco-vs-circa)
- **chica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chica-vs-circa)
- **Ciara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ciara-vs-circa)
- **cilia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cilia-vs-circa)
- **cinch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cinch-vs-circa)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccirca`, `cicra`, `cirac`, `circca`, `cirrca`, `crica`, `icrca`

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