circule

\siʁ.kyl\

/\siʁ.kyl\/ verb

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The verdict

“circule” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,930
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe circuler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-circule · circule · French

circule · rank #11,930 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,930
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chypre

Nearest frequency peer: Chypre (-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 « circule »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « circule » 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).

circule vs cirque
71% similar
circule vs circus
71% similar
circule vs circuler
88% similar

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

Key facts for circule
PropertyValue
Headwordcircule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\siʁ.kyl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,930
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « circule »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).circulese 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 « Chypre » (#11,929), « clean » (#11,931), « choquant » (#11,928). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « circule » est au #11,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around circule (IPA \siʁ.kyl\), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,930 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for circule, with forms such as "ccircule", "cicrule", and "circcule". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "cirque", "circus", "circuler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is circule, spelled C-I-R-C-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe circuler.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe circuler.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe circuler.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent du verbe circuler.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe circuler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Toutes boutiques à rue, largement ouvertes; le patient regarde le public qui circule, et ne se doute évidemment pas de la figure drôle qu’il fait quand on l’ensavonne.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccircule
  • cicrule
  • circcule
  • circlue
  • circuel
  • circulle
  • cirrcule
  • cirucle
  • cricule
  • icrcule

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccircule1cicrule2circcule1circlue2circuel2circulle1cirrcule1cirucle2
Edit distance from "circule"

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 "circule"?
"circule" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \siʁ.kyl\.
What does "circule" mean?
As a verb, "circule" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe circuler.
What words are commonly confused with "circule"?
"circule" is commonly confused with "cirque", "circus", "circuler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "circule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circule" is \siʁ.kyl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circule" come from?
"circule" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caserne#11,923confère#11,938conçoit#11,940bitcoin#11,918

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Chypre10 variantsanomalie10 variantsenterrer10 variantsacceptez10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list