# circulation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #7,539

## Definitions
1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
2. The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
3. Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
4. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measurement of diffusion
5. The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.
6. The movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
7. the number of a newspaper or a magazine has been sold.

## Etymology
From Middle English circulacioun, from Latin circulatio. Morphologically circulate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **calculation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calculation-vs-circulation)
- **circulating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circulating-vs-circulation)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccirculation`, `cicrulation`, `circculation`, `circluation`, `circualtion`, `circulaiton`, `circulasion`, `circulatino`, `circulationn`, `circulatoin`, `circulattion`, `circullation`, `circultaion`, `cirrculation`, `ciruclation`, `criculation`, `icrculation`

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