# circuit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɜː.kɪt/ · frequency rank #3,154

## Definitions
1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
2. The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
4. The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
5. Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
6. A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
7. The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
8. Abbreviation of circuit court.
9. The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
10. A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
11. A track on which a race is held; a racetrack
12. circumlocution
13. A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
14. A closed trail.
15. A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
16. A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.

## Etymology
From Middle English circuit, from Old French circuit, from Latin circuitus (“a going round”), from circuire (“go round”), from circum (“around”) + ire.

## Easily confused with
- **circus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circuit-vs-circus)
- **circuitry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circuit-vs-circuitry)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccircuit`, `cicruit`, `circcuit`, `circiut`, `circuitt`, `circuti`, `cirrcuit`, `cirucit`, `cricuit`, `icrcuit`

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