Which to use
“circuito” and “círculo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,748
- “circuito” frequency rank
- #3,610
- “círculo” frequency rank
- 7358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | circuito | círculo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | linha que limita inteiramente uma superfície | figura plana formada por uma linha que contém todos os pontos equidistantes a um outro ponto central |
Where the eye mixes circuito and círculo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. circuito runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against círculo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses circuito with círculo
A purely visual mix-up. circuito (/siɾ.ˈkuj.tu/) and círculo (/ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
circuito is recorded at frequency rank #3,748, classified as anoun, pronounced /siɾ.ˈkuj.tu/. círculo is at rank #3,610, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsiɾ.ku.lu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7358, this pair ranks #66,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of circuito vs círculo
Shared letters: coru. Private to "circuito": it. Private to "círculo": lí.
"circuito" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "círculo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- circuito ← ccircuito · cicruito · circcuito · circiuto · circuiot · circuitto · circutio · cirrcuito
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "circuito" and "círculo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "circuito" or "círculo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "circuito" and "círculo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "circuito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "círculo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "circuito" and "círculo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "círculo vs Cirilo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #66,783 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.