circonscrire

\siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁiʁ\

/\siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“circonscrire” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,346
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermer dans des limites.

Corpus desk

Index FR-circonscrire · circonscrire · French

circonscrire · rank #43,346 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #43,346
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH citerai

Nearest frequency peer: citerai (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « circonscrire »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « circonscrire » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

circonscrire vs circonscrit
83% similar

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

Key facts for circonscrire
PropertyValue
Headwordcirconscrire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁiʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,346
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « circonscrire »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.circonscrirese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « citerai » (#43,347), « cierge » (#43,344), « collab » (#43,348). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « circonscrire » est au #43,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around circonscrire (IPA \siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,346 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for circonscrire, with forms such as "ccirconscrire", "cicronscrire", and "circconscrire". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "circonscrit", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is circonscrire, spelled C-I-R-C-O-N-S-C-R-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermer dans des limites.
  2. 2
    Enfermer dans des limites.
  3. 3
    Enfermer dans des limites.
  4. 4
    Enfermer dans des limites.
  5. 5
    Enfermer dans des limites.
  6. 6
    Enfermer dans des limites.
  7. 7
    Enfermer dans des limites.
  8. 8
    Enfermer dans des limites.
  9. 9
    Limiter un domaine. → voir circonscrire un problème
  10. 10
    Limiter un domaine. → voir circonscrire un problème
  11. 11
    Limiter un domaine. → voir circonscrire un problème
  12. 12
    Se restreindre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle se rendit à Rouen d’abord, puis au Havre, puis à Dieppe, c’est-à-dire aux lieux mêmes qui circonscrivent le terrain de nos recherches.
  2. Ils cherchaient à établir un mémorial des événements, à en circonscrire le territoire, à en expliquer le déroulement.

This word in other languages

circumscribe(English)circunscribir(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccirconscrire
  • cicronscrire
  • circconscrire
  • circnoscrire
  • circoncsrire
  • circonnscrire
  • circonsccrire
  • circonscirre
  • circonscrier
  • circonscrirre
  • circonscrrie
  • circonscrrire
  • circonsrcire
  • circonsscrire
  • circosncrire
  • cirocnscrire
  • cirrconscrire
  • criconscrire
  • icrconscrire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of circonscrire - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccirconscrire1cicronscrire2circconscrire1circnoscrire2circoncsrire2circonnscrire1circonsccrire1circonscirre2
Edit distance from "circonscrire"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "circonscrire"?
"circonscrire" is spelled C-I-R-C-O-N-S-C-R-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁiʁ\.
What does "circonscrire" mean?
As a verb, "circonscrire" means: Enfermer dans des limites.
What words are commonly confused with "circonscrire"?
"circonscrire" is commonly confused with "circonscrit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "circonscrire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circonscrire" is \siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circonscrire" come from?
"circonscrire" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

concordantes#43,353contestables#43,357californiens#43,321blockbusters#43,297

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

inintéressant19 variantsintuitivement19 variantsstylistiques19 variantsspéculatives19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list