circunscribe

[siɾkũnsˈkɾiβ̞e]

/[siɾkũnsˈkɾiβ̞e]/ verb

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The verdict

“circunscribe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,636 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,636
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de circunscribir o de circunscribirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-circunscribe · circunscribe · Spanish

circunscribe · rank #60,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,636
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cinematógrafo

Nearest frequency peer: cinematógrafo (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “circunscribe”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “circunscribe” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for circunscribe
PropertyValue
Headwordcircunscribe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[siɾkũnsˈkɾiβ̞e]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “circunscribe” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).circunscribecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cinematógrafo” (#60,635), “citizens” (#60,637), “chus” (#60,632). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “circunscribe” va en #60,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

circunscribe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,636 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [siɾkũnsˈkɾiβ̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for circunscribe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is circunscribe, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-C-R-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de circunscribir o de circunscribirse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de circunscribir.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "circunscribe"?
"circunscribe" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-C-R-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [siɾkũnsˈkɾiβ̞e].
What does "circunscribe" mean?
As a verb, "circunscribe" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de circunscribir o de circunscribirse.
How do you pronounce "circunscribe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circunscribe" is [siɾkũnsˈkɾiβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circunscribe" come from?
"circunscribe" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "circunscribe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list