circular

/siɾ.ku.ˈlaɾ/

//siɾ.ku.ˈlaɾ// adj

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The verdict

“circular” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,537
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem formato de círculo.

Corpus desk

Index PT-circular · circular · Portuguese

circular · rank #4,537 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,537
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH carbono

Nearest frequency peer: carbono (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “circular”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “circular” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

circular vs círculo
63% similar
circular vs calcular
75% similar

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

Key facts for circular
PropertyValue
Headwordcircular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/siɾ.ku.ˈlaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,537
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “circular”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).circularcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “carbono” (#4,536), “comprimento” (#4,538), “can” (#4,535). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “circular” fica em #4,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around circular (IPA /siɾ.ku.ˈlaɾ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,537 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for circular, with forms such as "ccircular", "cicrular", and "circcular". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "círculo", "calcular", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is circular, spelled C-I-R-C-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem formato de círculo.
  2. 2
    diz-se das definições em que o termo a ser definido é utilizado na própria expressão que o define.
  3. 3
    diz-se dos argumentos em que a conclusão já está suposta nas premissas, isto é, em que já se supõe aquilo que se quer demonstrar; o mesmo que petição de princípio.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccircular
  • cicrular
  • circcular
  • circluar
  • circualr
  • circularr
  • circullar
  • circulra
  • cirrcular
  • ciruclar
  • cricular
  • icrcular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccircular1cicrular2circcular1circluar2circualr2circularr1circullar1circulra2
Edit distance from "circular"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "circular"?
"circular" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /siɾ.ku.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "circular" mean?
As an adjective, "circular" means: que tem formato de círculo.
What words are commonly confused with "circular"?
"circular" is commonly confused with "círculo", "calcular". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "circular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circular" is /siɾ.ku.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circular" come from?
"circular" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

parentes12 variantsintegral12 variantseliminação12 variantsexpressar12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list