circulation
\siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“circulation” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,266 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,266
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mouvement circulaire, en se référant aux planètes.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | circulation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #2,266 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “circulation” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for circulation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,266 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Mouvement circulaire, en se référant aux planètes.
- 2Mouvement 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.
- 3Mouvement de la sève dans les plantes.
- 4Mouvement des fluides (eau, gaz, etc.) et, par extension également, les conduites dans lesquelles ils circulent.
- 5Modifications subies par les molécules constitutives de la cellule vivante.
- 6Action d’aller et de venir en utilisant les voies de communication.
- 7Flux des véhicules automobiles sur les routes et dans les rues.
- 8Ensemble des véhicules qui circulent.
- 9Voie de communication.
- 10Ensemble des échanges économiques et des transactions indispensables pour fournir des biens aux producteurs et pour livrer les produits aux consommateurs.
- 11Diffusion ; action de mettre à la connaissance du public un nouvel ouvrage, de nouvelles idées ou de nouveaux produits.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “circulation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-I-R-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \siʁ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “circulations” - see the side-by-side comparison. circulation vs circulations
- 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.