Which to use
“circ” and “cisco” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,213
- “circ” frequency rank
- #23,137
- “cisco” frequency rank
- 62350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | circ | cisco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cirque, lieu destiné, chez les Romains, à accueillir les jeux publics | Nom donné à plusieurs espèces de corégones des lacs d’Amérique du Nord. |
Where the eye mixes circ and cisco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between circ and cisco
A purely visual mix-up. circ (\ˈsiɾk\) and cisco (\sis.ko\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
circ is recorded at frequency rank #39,213, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈsiɾk\. cisco is at rank #23,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sis.ko\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 62350, this pair ranks #87,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of circ vs cisco
Shared letters: ci. Private to "circ": r. Private to "cisco": os.
"circ" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cisco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "circ" for "cisco" ever safe?
Which is more common, "circ" or "cisco"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "circ" and "cisco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "circ" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cisco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "circ" and "cisco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "circ vs ciro". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #87,605 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.