circulation

\siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\

/\siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“circulation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,266. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,266
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mouvement circulaire, en se référant aux planètes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-circulation · circulation · French

circulation · rank #2,266 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,266
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chapitre

Nearest frequency peer: chapitre (-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 « circulation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « circulation » 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).

circulation vs circulations
92% similar

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

Key facts for circulation
PropertyValue
Headwordcirculation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,266
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « circulation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.circulationse 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 « chapitre » (#2,265), « conduire » (#2,267), « changements » (#2,264). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « circulation » est au #2,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around circulation (IPA \siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,266 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for circulation, with forms such as "ccirculation", "cicrulation", and "circculation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "circulations", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is circulation, spelled C-I-R-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mouvement circulaire, en se référant aux planètes.
  2. 2
    Mouvement du sang qui part du cœur vers toutes les parties du corps au moyen des vaisseaux et revient vers le cœur après s’être oxygéné au niveau des poumons.
  3. 3
    Mouvement de la sève dans les plantes.
  4. 4
    Mouvement des fluides (eau, gaz, etc.) et, par extension également, les conduites dans lesquelles ils circulent.
  5. 5
    Modifications subies par les molécules constitutives de la cellule vivante.
  6. 6
    Action d’aller et de venir en utilisant les voies de communication.
  7. 7
    Flux des véhicules automobiles sur les routes et dans les rues.
  8. 8
    Ensemble des véhicules qui circulent.
  9. 9
    Voie de communication.
  10. 10
    Ensemble des échanges économiques et des transactions indispensables pour fournir des biens aux producteurs et pour livrer les produits aux consommateurs.
  11. 11
    Diffusion ; action de mettre à la connaissance du public un nouvel ouvrage, de nouvelles idées ou de nouveaux produits.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La circulation des astres et des planètes.
  2. Les Naïs ont quelque analogie avec les Lombrics ; leur sang est rouge et leur circulation très-facile à observer.

Synonyms

rotationrévolutionmouvementécoulementaérationdéplacementflottrafficvoiealléecheminaccèsrouteéchangestransportlogistiquefluxéditeréditionpublicationlancement

This word in other languages

circulation(English)circulación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccirculation
  • cicrulation
  • circculation
  • circluation
  • circualtion
  • circulaiton
  • circulatino
  • circulationn
  • circulatoin
  • circulattion
  • circullation
  • circultaion
  • cirrculation
  • ciruclation
  • criculation
  • icrculation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of circulation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccirculation1cicrulation2circculation1circluation2circualtion2circulaiton2circulatino2circulationn1
Edit distance from "circulation"

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 "circulation"?
"circulation" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "circulation" mean?
As a noun, "circulation" means: Mouvement circulaire, en se référant aux planètes.
What words are commonly confused with "circulation"?
"circulation" is commonly confused with "circulations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "circulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circulation" is \siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circulation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

changements#2,264électricité#2,256financement#2,278apparemment#2,212

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

légèrement16 variantsphilosophie16 variantstravailleurs16 variantssentiments16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list