semicírculo

[semiˈsiɾkulo]

/[semiˈsiɾkulo]/ noun

The verdict

“semicírculo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,413 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,413
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitad de un círculo (dividido por uno de sus diámetros).

Corpus desk

Index ES-semicirculo · semicírculo · Spanish

semicírculo · rank #63,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,413
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH selvática

Nearest frequency peer: selvática (-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 “semicírculo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for semicírculo
PropertyValue
Headwordsemicírculo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[semiˈsiɾkulo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#63,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “semicírculo” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “selvática” (#63,412), “secunda” (#63,411), “seremi” (#63,415). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “semicírculo” va en #63,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

semicírculo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,413 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [semiˈsiɾkulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitad de un círculo (dividido por uno de sus diámetros).".

semicírculo has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is semicírculo, spelled S-E-M-I-C-Í-R-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitad de un círculo (dividido por uno de sus diámetros).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Las tropas que mandan Blake, Llamas, Castaños y Palafox, colocadas y extendidas desde el Ebro hasta Burgos, forman un gran semicírculo. Vienen los franceses: el semicírculo se cierra convirtiéndose en círculo, y aquí me tienen Vds. a mi emperador cogido en una ratonera.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "semicírculo"?
"semicírculo" is spelled S-E-M-I-C-Í-R-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [semiˈsiɾkulo].
What does "semicírculo" mean?
As a noun, "semicírculo" means: Mitad de un círculo (dividido por uno de sus diámetros).
How do you pronounce "semicírculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "semicírculo" is [semiˈsiɾkulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "semicírculo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list