# circumference

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/ · frequency rank #22,926

## Definitions
1. The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
2. The length of such a line.
3. The surface of a round or spherical object.
4. The length of the longest cycle of a graph.

## Etymology
From Latin circumferentia, from circum (“around”) + ferō (“I carry”). Displaced native Old English ymbgang.

## Common misspellings (21)
`ccircumference`, `cicrumference`, `circcumference`, `circmuference`, `circufmerence`, `circumefrence`, `circumfeernce`, `circumferance`, `circumferecne`, `circumferencce`, `circumferenec`, `circumferennce`, `circumfernece`, `circumferrence`, `circumfference`, `circumfreence`, `circummference`, `cirrcumference`, `cirucmference`, `cricumference`, `icrcumference`

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