circuit

\siʁ.kɥi\

/\siʁ.kɥi\/ noun

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The verdict

“circuit” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,706 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,706
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pourtour d’un lieu déterminé.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

circuit vs circus
71% similar
circuit vs circule
71% similar
circuit vs circuits
88% similar

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

Key facts for circuit
PropertyValue
Headwordcircuit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\siʁ.kɥi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,706
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “circuit” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). circuit lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for circuit is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \siʁ.kɥi\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,706 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for circuit, with forms such as "ccircuit", "cicruit", and "circcuit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "circus", "circule", "circuits", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is circuit, spelled C-I-R-C-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pourtour d’un lieu déterminé.
  2. 2
    Chemin fixé d’avance que doivent parcourir tous les concurrents d’une course pour revenir au point de départ.
  3. 3
    Détour.
  4. 4
    Parcours organisé.
  5. 5
    Contour d’intégration qui contient tous les points critiques de la fonction que l’on intègre.
  6. 6
    Ensemble des corps parcourus par le courant électrique et qui doivent former avec la source d’électricité une chaîne continue.
  7. 7
    Connexion établie entre deux terminaux
  8. 8
    Abréviation de coup de circuit, permettant au frappeur de toucher les quatre bases et ainsi marquer un point, sans avoir à s’immobiliser à l’une d’elles.

Synonyms

boucledéplacementitinéraire

This word in other languages

circuit(English)Rundgang(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccircuit,cicruit,circcuit,circiut,circuitt,circuti,cirrcuit,cirucit,cricuit,icrcuit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of circuit - 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.

ccircuit1cicruit2circcuit1circiut2circuitt1circuti2cirrcuit1cirucit2
Edit distance from "circuit"

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 "circuit"?
"circuit" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \siʁ.kɥi\.
What does "circuit" mean?
As a noun, "circuit" means: Pourtour d’un lieu déterminé.
What words are commonly confused with "circuit"?
"circuit" is commonly confused with "circus", "circule", "circuits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "circuit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circuit" is \siʁ.kɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circuit" come from?
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Using “circuit”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-I-R-C-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \siʁ.kɥi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “circus” - see the side-by-side comparison. circuit vs circus
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list