círculo

/ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/

//ˈsiɾ.ku.lu// noun

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The verdict

“círculo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,610. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,610
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - figura plana formada por uma linha que contém todos os pontos equidistantes a um outro ponto central

Corpus desk

Index PT-circulo · círculo · Portuguese

círculo · rank #3,610 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,610
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH criatividade

Nearest frequency peer: criatividade (-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 “círculo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “círculo” 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).

círculo vs Cirilo
43% similar
círculo vs circo
57% similar
círculo vs circle
57% similar

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

Key facts for círculo
PropertyValue
Headwordcírculo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,610
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “círculo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).círculocai 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 “criatividade” (#3,609), “controlo” (#3,608), “contribuição” (#3,607). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “círculo” fica em #3,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around círculo (IPA /ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,610 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for círculo, with forms such as "ccírculo", "crículo", and "cícrulo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Cirilo", "circo", "circle", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is círculo, spelled C-Í-R-C-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    figura plana formada por uma linha que contém todos os pontos equidistantes a um outro ponto central
  2. 2
    figura plana formada pela área limitada por uma circunferência
  3. 3
    trajetória que descreve uma circunferência, exata ou aproximadamente:
  4. 4
    objeto ou marca com o formato de uma circunferência:
  5. 5
    conjunto de seres ou objetos dispostos em uma circunferência:
  6. 6
    agrupamento, grupo:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Deitado na relva, olhava para o alto, admirando pássaros que voavam em círculos.
  2. Acreditas que os círculos em plantações tenham sido feitos por extraterrestres?

Synonyms

circunferênciadiscoroda

This word in other languages

circle(English)círculo(Español)cercle(Français)Kreis(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccírculo
  • crículo
  • cícrulo
  • círcculo
  • círcluo
  • círcullo
  • círcuol
  • círrculo
  • círuclo
  • ícrculo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of círculo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccírculo1crículo2cícrulo2círcculo1círcluo2círcullo1círcuol2círrculo1
Edit distance from "círculo"

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 "círculo"?
"círculo" is spelled C-Í-R-C-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/.
What does "círculo" mean?
As a noun, "círculo" means: figura plana formada por uma linha que contém todos os pontos equidistantes a um outro ponto central
What words are commonly confused with "círculo"?
"círculo" is commonly confused with "Cirilo", "circo", "circle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "círculo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "círculo" is /ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "círculo" come from?
"círculo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

autoria#3,599fórmula#3,623incluir#3,625riqueza#3,585

Similar misspelling depth

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

terrível10 variantspostura10 variantsmedalha10 variantssudeste10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list