# circumstance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns/ · frequency rank #11,851

## Definitions
1. Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
2. An event; a fact; a particular incident, occurrence, or condition (status).
3. Evasive or indirect language; circumlocution.
4. Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.

## Etymology
From Middle English circumstaunce, from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia.

## Easily confused with
- **circumstances** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/circumstance-vs-circumstances)

## Common misspellings (20)
`ccircumstance`, `cicrumstance`, `circcumstance`, `circmustance`, `circummstance`, `circumsatnce`, `circumsstance`, `circumstacne`, `circumstancce`, `circumstanec`, `circumstannce`, `circumstence`, `circumstnace`, `circumsttance`, `circumtsance`, `circusmtance`, `cirrcumstance`, `cirucmstance`, `cricumstance`, `icrcumstance`

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