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Circumferance or circumference?

Did you mean circumference? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: circumference. Misspelling: circumferance.

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Memory tip

Circum (around) + ference, as in reference.

Why people write “circumferance”

The endings -ence and -ance sound identical in speech; this word takes -ence.

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 circumference automatic.

What does “circumference” mean?

circumference noun

  1. the size of something as given by the distance around it

    Synonyms:perimeter

  2. the boundary line encompassing an area or object

    “he had walked the full circumference of his land”

    Synonyms:circuit

  3. the length of the closed curve of a circle

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Circumference” in a sentence

  • Measure the circumference of the circle.
  • He had walked the full circumference of his land.

Is “circumference” a playable word?

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24 points in Scrabble · 30 in Words With Friends

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“circumferance” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CIRCUMFERENCE.

Circumference: quick answers

Is it circumferance or circumference?
The correct spelling is circumference. “circumferance” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell circumference?
Circum (around) + ference, as in reference.
What does circumference mean?
Circumference means: the size of something as given by the distance around it.