circundante

adj

The verdict

“circundante” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,180
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que circunda

Key facts for circundante
PropertyValue
Headwordcircundante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,180
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “circundante” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). circundante lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around circundante, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,180 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que circunda".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for circundante, with forms such as "ccircundante", "cicrundante", and "circcundante". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is circundante, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-D-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que circunda

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccircundante
  • cicrundante
  • circcundante
  • circnudante
  • circudnante
  • circunadnte
  • circundanet
  • circundannte
  • circundantte
  • circundatne
  • circunddante
  • circundnate
  • circunndante
  • cirrcundante
  • cirucndante
  • cricundante
  • icrcundante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of circundante - 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.

ccircundante1cicrundante2circcundante1circnudante2circudnante2circunadnte2circundanet2circundannte1
Edit distance from "circundante"

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 "circundante"?
"circundante" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-D-A-N-T-E.
What does "circundante" mean?
As an adjective, "circundante" means: que circunda
What are common misspellings of "circundante"?
Common misspellings include "ccircundante", "cicrundante", "circcundante", "circnudante", "circudnante". The correct spelling is "circundante".
What language does "circundante" come from?
"circundante" 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 “circundante”

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

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

Same frequency band

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