circuncidar

verb

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The verdict

“circuncidar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cortar o prepúcio, o clitóris ou os pequenos lábios da vulva

Key facts for circuncidar
PropertyValue
Headwordcircuncidar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “circuncidar” sits in Portuguese frequency

circuncidar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

circuncidar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for circuncidar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is circuncidar, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-C-I-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    cortar o prepúcio, o clitóris ou os pequenos lábios da vulva
  2. 2
    cortar ao redor; separar por um corte
  3. 3
    cortar, suprimir, reprimir, conter

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "circuncidar"?
"circuncidar" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-C-I-D-A-R.
What does "circuncidar" mean?
As a verb, "circuncidar" means: cortar o prepúcio, o clitóris ou os pequenos lábios da vulva
What language does "circuncidar" come from?
"circuncidar" 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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Using “circuncidar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-R-C-U-N-C-I-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list