círculo
The verdict
“círculo” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #3,610 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,610
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: figura plana formada por uma linha que contém todos os pontos equidistantes a um outro ponto central
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | círculo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,610 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “círculo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for círculo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,610 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for círculo, with forms such as "ccírculo", "crículo", and "cícrulo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Cirilo", "circo", "circle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is círculo, spelled C-Í-R-C-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1figura plana formada por uma linha que contém todos os pontos equidistantes a um outro ponto central
- 2figura plana formada pela área limitada por uma circunferência
- 3trajetória que descreve uma circunferência, exata ou aproximadamente:
- 4objeto ou marca com o formato de uma circunferência:
- 5conjunto de seres ou objetos dispostos em uma circunferência:
- 6agrupamento, grupo:
Synonyms
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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 — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "círculo"
Frequency rank: #3,610 in Portuguese
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Using “círculo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-Í-R-C-U-L-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Cirilo” — see the side-by-side comparison. círculo vs Cirilo
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Nearby Portuguese words
Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index: