circunstância

/siɾ.kũʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/

//siɾ.kũʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“circunstância” has 20 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,903. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,903
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - particularidade que acompanha algum fato

Corpus desk

Index PT-circunstancia · circunstância · Portuguese

circunstância · rank #13,903 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,903
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH centena

Nearest frequency peer: centena (-2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “circunstância”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “circunstância” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for circunstância
PropertyValue
Headwordcircunstância
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/siɾ.kũʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
Letters13
Frequency rank#13,903
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “circunstância”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).circunstânciacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “centena” (#13,901), “bode” (#13,898), “baú” (#13,895). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “circunstância” fica em #13,903. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around circunstância (IPA /siɾ.kũʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,903 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for circunstância, with forms such as "ccircunstância", "cicrunstância", and "circcunstância". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is circunstância, spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-T-Â-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    particularidade que acompanha algum fato
  2. 2
    acidente que atenua ou agrava
  3. 3
    conjuntura, momento, ocasião
  4. 4
    estado, condição
  5. 5
    situação
  6. 6
    caso
  7. 7
    motivo, causa
  8. 8
    cerimônia, importância

This word in other languages

circumstance(English)circunstancia(Español)circonstance(Français)Umstand(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccircunstância
  • cicrunstância
  • circcunstância
  • circnustância
  • circunnstância
  • circunsstância
  • circunstnâcia
  • circunsttância
  • circunstâcnia
  • circunstâncai
  • circunstânccia
  • circunstânica
  • circunstânncia
  • circunsâtncia
  • circuntsância
  • circusntância
  • cirrcunstância
  • cirucnstância
  • cricunstância
  • icrcunstância

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccircunstância1cicrunstância2circcunstância1circnustância2circunnstância1circunsstância1circunstnâcia2circunsttância1
Edit distance from "circunstância"

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 "circunstância"?
"circunstância" is spelled C-I-R-C-U-N-S-T-Â-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /siɾ.kũʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/.
What does "circunstância" mean?
As a noun, "circunstância" means: particularidade que acompanha algum fato
What are common misspellings of "circunstância"?
Common misspellings include "ccircunstância", "cicrunstância", "circcunstância", "circnustância", "circunnstância". The correct spelling is "circunstância".
How do you pronounce "circunstância"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "circunstância" is /siɾ.kũʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "circunstância" come from?
"circunstância" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "circunstância", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indispensável#13,769geneticamente#13,752reconciliação#13,599compreensível#13,472

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

aperfeiçoamento20 variantsconjuntamente20 variantsretrospectiva20 variantsenriquecimento20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list