circunlocución
[siɾkũnlokuˈsjõn]
The verdict
“circunlocución” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figura retórica que consiste en expresar por medio de un rodeo de palabras algo que hubiera podido decirse con menos o con una sola, pero no tan bella, enérgica o hábilmente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-circunlocucion · circunlocución · Spanish
circunlocución · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | circunlocución |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siɾkũnlokuˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “circunlocución” en español
Rare enough to double-check
circunlocución is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [siɾkũnlokuˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Figura retórica que consiste en expresar por medio de un rodeo de palabras algo que hubiera podido decirse con menos o con una sola, pero no tan bella, enérgica o hábilmente.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for circunlocución, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is circunlocución, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-L-O-C-U-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Figura retórica que consiste en expresar por medio de un rodeo de palabras algo que hubiera podido decirse con menos o con una sola, pero no tan bella, enérgica o hábilmente.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.