Curcuit or circuit?
Did you mean circuit? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: circuit. Misspelling: curcuit.
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Memory tip
It ends in -cuit, like biscuit: cir-CUIT.
Why people write “curcuit”
The misspelling “curcuit” is only one letter off: it writes U where circuit has I, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make circuit automatic.
What does “circuit” mean?
circuit noun
- an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Synonyms:
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
“they took an extended tour of Europe”
Synonyms:tour
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
“she's a familiar name on the club circuit”
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object
“he had walked the full circumference of his land”
Synonyms:circumference
circuit verb
- make a circuit
“They were circuiting about the state”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Circuit” in a sentence
- The race is ten laps of the circuit.
- They took an extended tour of Europe.
- She's a familiar name on the club circuit.
- He had walked the full circumference of his land.
Is “circuit” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“curcuit” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CIRCUIT.