circunlóquio
/siɾ.kũ.ˈlɔ.kju/
The verdict
“circunlóquio” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - maneira de falar na qual se exprime um pensamento de modo indireto e impreciso
Corpus desk
Index PT-circunloquio · circunlóquio · Portuguese
circunlóquio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | circunlóquio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /siɾ.kũ.ˈlɔ.kju/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “circunlóquio” em português
Rare enough to double-check
circunlóquio is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /siɾ.kũ.ˈlɔ.kju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for circunlóquio in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 circunlóquio, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-L-Ó-Q-U-I-O.
Definition
- 1maneira de falar na qual se exprime um pensamento de modo indireto e impreciso
- 2perífrase, rodeio
Synonyms
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.