circunvolución

[siɾkũmboluˈsjõn]

/[siɾkũmboluˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“circunvolución” 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) - Vuelta o rodeo de alguna cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-circunvolucion · circunvolución · Spanish

circunvolución · 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.

Key facts for circunvolución
PropertyValue
Headwordcircunvolución
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siɾkũmboluˈsjõn]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “circunvolución” en español

circunvoluciónno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

circunvolución is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [siɾkũmboluˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vuelta o rodeo de alguna cosa.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for circunvolución in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is circunvolución, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-V-O-L-U-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vuelta o rodeo de alguna cosa.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "circunvolución"?
"circunvolución" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-V-O-L-U-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [siɾkũmboluˈsjõn].
What does "circunvolución" mean?
As a noun, "circunvolución" means: Vuelta o rodeo de alguna cosa.
How do you pronounce "circunvolución"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circunvolución" is [siɾkũmboluˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circunvolución" come from?
"circunvolución" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list