circunscripción

[siɾkũnskɾipˈsjõn]

/[siɾkũnskɾipˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“circunscripción” has 25 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,809. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,809
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
25
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de circunscribir; acción de limitar o reducir a ciertos términos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-circunscripcion · circunscripción · Spanish

circunscripción · rank #15,809 · 25 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,809
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 25 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chocar

Nearest frequency peer: chocar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “circunscripción”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “circunscripción” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

circunscripción vs circunscripciones
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for circunscripción
PropertyValue
Headwordcircunscripción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siɾkũnskɾipˈsjõn]
Letters15
Frequency rank#15,809
Misspellings tracked25
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “circunscripción”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).circunscripcióncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “chocar” (#15,808), “Cohen” (#15,811), “change” (#15,806). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “circunscripción” va en #15,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 25 spelling variants around circunscripción (IPA [siɾkũnskɾipˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,809 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for circunscripción, with forms such as "ccircunscripción", "cicrunscripción", and "circcunscripción". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "circunscripciones", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 circunscripción, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-C-R-I-P-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de circunscribir; acción de limitar o reducir a ciertos términos.
  2. 2
    Cualidad de ser circunscripto.
  3. 3
    Algo que circunscribe o un área circunscripta.
  4. 4
    División administrativa, militar, electoral o eclesiástica de un territorio.
  5. 5
    Definición de que está o no está vinculado a un taxón dado, desde un particular punto de vista taxonómico o sistema taxonómico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how circunscripción appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. la circunscripción en el sistema APG de la familia Malvaceae incluye las familias Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae.

This word in other languages

circumscription(English)circonscription(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccircunscripción
  • cicrunscripción
  • circcunscripción
  • circnuscripción
  • circuncsripción
  • circunnscripción
  • circunsccripción
  • circunscirpción
  • circunscricpión
  • circunscripcción
  • circunscripcinó
  • circunscripciónn
  • circunscripcóin
  • circunscripicón
  • circunscrippción
  • circunscrpición
  • circunscrripción
  • circunsrcipción
  • circunsscripción
  • circusncripción
  • cirrcunscripción
  • cirucnscripción
  • cricunscripción
  • icrcunscripción
  • sircunscripsión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of circunscripción - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccircunscripción1cicrunscripción2circcunscripción1circnuscripción2circuncsripción2circunnscripción1circunsccripción1circunscirpción2
Edit distance from "circunscripción"

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 "circunscripción"?
"circunscripción" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-C-R-I-P-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [siɾkũnskɾipˈsjõn].
What does "circunscripción" mean?
As a noun, "circunscripción" means: Acción de circunscribir; acción de limitar o reducir a ciertos términos.
What words are commonly confused with "circunscripción"?
"circunscripción" is commonly confused with "circunscripciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "circunscripción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circunscripción" is [siɾkũnskɾipˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circunscripción" come from?
"circunscripción" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (25 here; floor ≥5).

inconstitucional25 variantsindependentistas25 variantsreivindicaciones25 variantssuperintendencia25 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list