circunscrição

noun

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The verdict

“circunscrição” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,477
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato ou efeito de circunscrever(-se)

Key facts for circunscrição
PropertyValue
Headwordcircunscrição
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#40,477
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “circunscrição” 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). circunscrição 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 19 spelling variants around circunscrição, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,477 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for circunscrição, with forms such as "ccircunscrição", "cicrunscrição", and "circcunscrição". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is circunscrição, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-C-R-I-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato ou efeito de circunscrever(-se)
  2. 2
    ação de circunscrever uma figura a outra
  3. 3
    divisão administrativa, militar, eleitoral ou eclesiástica de um território

This word in other languages

circunscripción(Español)circonscription(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccircunscrição
  • cicrunscrição
  • circcunscrição
  • circnuscrição
  • circuncsrição
  • circunnscrição
  • circunsccrição
  • circunscirção
  • circunscriãço
  • circunscriçoã
  • circunscrrição
  • circunscrçião
  • circunsrcição
  • circunsscrição
  • circusncrição
  • cirrcunscrição
  • cirucnscrição
  • cricunscrição
  • icrcunscrição

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of circunscrição - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccircunscrição1cicrunscrição2circcunscrição1circnuscrição2circuncsrição2circunnscrição1circunsccrição1circunscirção2
Edit distance from "circunscrição"

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 "circunscrição"?
"circunscrição" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-C-R-I-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "circunscrição" mean?
As a noun, "circunscrição" means: o ato ou efeito de circunscrever(-se)
What are common misspellings of "circunscrição"?
Common misspellings include "ccircunscrição", "cicrunscrição", "circcunscrição", "circnuscrição", "circuncsrição". The correct spelling is "circunscrição".
What language does "circunscrição" come from?
"circunscrição" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “circunscrição”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-R-C-U-N-S-C-R-I-Ç-Ã-O - 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