círculo vicioso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ciclo vicioso (proscribed)

Noun

círculo vicioso m (plural círculos viciosos, metaphonic)

1. vicious circle

Further reading

• “círculo vicioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌθiɾkulo biˈθjoso/ [ˌθiɾ.ku.lo β̞iˈθjo.so] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˌsiɾkulo biˈsjoso/ [ˌsiɾ.ku.lo β̞iˈsjo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: cír‧cu‧lo vi‧cio‧so

Noun

círculo vicioso m (plural círculos viciosos)

1. vicious circle

See also

• pescadilla que se muerde la cola

Further reading

• “círculo vicioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025