circulating
adjective, verb
circulating is spelled C-I-R-C-U-L-A-T-I-N-G: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, circulating means “Moving about freely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in circulating?
| Letters | 11: C-I-R-C-U-L-A-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is circulating?
Circulating appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce circulating?
Circulating has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does circulating mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Moving about freely.
He glanced at the slowly circulating guests.
- 2
An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership.
circulating library
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of circulate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate circulating?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of circulating: cfDNA.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Circulating in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense moving about freely:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | circulant |
| Portuguese | circulante |
| Spanish | circulante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.