circonscrit
French, verb/siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁi/
circonscrit is spelled C-I-R-C-O-N-S-C-R-I-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 40,183rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Circonscrit is a French verb meaning “past participle of circonscrire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does circonscrit mean in English?
verb
- 1
past participle of circonscrire
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative of circonscrire
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Décrit autour. 2. Resserré, limité, peu étendu. 3. Dont les limites sont bien déterminées.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of circonscrit
- circonscrite feminine
- circonscrits masculine plural
- circonscrites feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce circonscrit?
- /siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁi/
- \siʁ.kɔ̃s.kʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is circonscrit in French?
circonscrit appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).