Zirkel
\ˈt͡sɪʁ.kǝl\
The verdict
“Zirkel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Compas.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zirkel · Zirkel · French
Zirkel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zirkel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈt͡sɪʁ.kǝl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Zirkel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈt͡sɪʁ.kǝl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Zirkel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Zirkel, spelled Z-I-R-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1Compas.
- 2Cercle (groupe de personnes liées entre elles de façon informelle).
- 3Raisonnement circulaire, pétition de principe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zirkel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der antiken Geometrie waren Zirkel und Lineal geradezu heilige Gegenstände.
In dem Café traf sich regelmäßig ein Zirkel von Literaten.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.