circa
Spanish, preposition/ˈθiɾka/
circa is spelled C-I-R-C-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 43,425th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Circa is a Spanish preposition meaning “circa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Aproximadamente, cerca de (alguna fecha)”.
What does circa mean in English?
preposition
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circa
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Aproximadamente, cerca de (alguna fecha).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce circa?
- /ˈθiɾka/
- [ˈθiɾ.ka]
- /ˈsiɾka/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to circa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is circa in Spanish?
circa appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).