círculo
The verdict
“círculo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,768 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,768
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Figura geométrica formada por el conjunto de todos los puntos equidistantes de un centro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | círculo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsiɾkulo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,768 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “círculo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for círculo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsiɾkulo]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,768 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for círculo, with forms such as "ccírculo", "crículo", and "cícrulo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "circus", "círculos", "ciclo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is círculo, spelled C-Í-R-C-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Figura geométrica formada por el conjunto de todos los puntos equidistantes de un centro.
- 2Por extensión, área comprendida dentro de un círculo₁.
- 3Cosa o conjunto de ellas cuya forma recuerda a la de un círculo₁.
- 4En particular, círculo₃ trazado por un brujo como parte de un hechizo.
- 5En particular, monumento formado por un círculo₃ de menhires u otros megalitos.
- 6Conjunto de personas con las que alguien se relaciona.
- 7Por extensión, conjunto de personas que comparten un interés o cualidad común.
- 8Asociación fundada en torno a un interés común, especialmente deportivo o social.
- 9Sede de un círculo₈.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccírculo,crículo,cícrulo,círcculo,círcluo,círcullo,círcuol,círrculo,círuclo,ícrculo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of círculo — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "círculo"
Frequency rank: #2,768 in Spanish
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Using “círculo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Í-R-C-U-L-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsiɾkulo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “circus” — see the side-by-side comparison. círculo vs circus
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Nearby Spanish words
Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index: