cercle polaire

\sɛʁkl pɔ.lɛʁ\

/\sɛʁkl pɔ.lɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“cercle polaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parallèle, éloigné de 23° 26′ d’un pôle, marquant la limite géographique au delà de laquelle il y a au moins une fois dans l’année un jour sans lever de soleil et un jour sans coucher de soleil.

Key facts for cercle polaire
PropertyValue
Headwordcercle polaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛʁkl pɔ.lɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cercle polaire” sits in French frequency

cercle polaire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cercle polaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛʁkl pɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cercle polaire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cercle polaire, spelled C-E-R-C-L-E- -P-O-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parallèle, éloigné de 23° 26′ d’un pôle, marquant la limite géographique au delà de laquelle il y a au moins une fois dans l’année un jour sans lever de soleil et un jour sans coucher de soleil.
  2. 2
    Zone située au nord du 23° 26′ parallèle.

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 "cercle polaire"?
"cercle polaire" is spelled C-E-R-C-L-E- -P-O-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʁkl pɔ.lɛʁ\.
What does "cercle polaire" mean?
As a noun, "cercle polaire" means: Parallèle, éloigné de 23° 26′ d’un pôle, marquant la limite géographique au delà de laquelle il y a au moins une fois dans l’année un jour sans lever de soleil et un jour sans coucher de soleil.
How do you pronounce "cercle polaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cercle polaire" is \sɛʁkl pɔ.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cercle polaire" come from?
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Using “cercle polaire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-E-R-C-L-E- -P-O-L-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛʁkl pɔ.lɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list