circunscrito

[siɾkũnsˈkɾit̪o]

/[siɾkũnsˈkɾit̪o]/ verb

The verdict

“circunscrito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,068 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,068
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio irregular de circunscribir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-circunscrito · circunscrito · Spanish

circunscrito · rank #77,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,068
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH clamores

Nearest frequency peer: clamores (+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 “circunscrito”

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 “circunscrito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for circunscrito
PropertyValue
Headwordcircunscrito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[siɾkũnsˈkɾit̪o]
Letters12
Frequency rank#77,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “circunscrito” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.circunscritocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “clamores” (#77,069), “chocantes” (#77,066), “clasificarán” (#77,070). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “circunscrito” va en #77,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

circunscrito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,068 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [siɾkũnsˈkɾit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio irregular de circunscribir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for circunscrito, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is circunscrito, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-C-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio irregular 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 "circunscrito"?
"circunscrito" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-C-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [siɾkũnsˈkɾit̪o].
What does "circunscrito" mean?
As a verb, "circunscrito" means: Participio irregular de circunscribir.
How do you pronounce "circunscrito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circunscrito" is [siɾkũnsˈkɾit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circunscrito" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list