The word "circumflant" is not a commonly used term, and its spelling may be confusing to some. The IPA phonetic transcription for this word is /ˌsɜ:rkəmˈflænt/ which breaks down as follows: "sur" for the first syllable (similar to "sir"), "kuhm" for the second syllable (rhymes with "come"), and "flant" for the third syllable (pronounced like "flaunt"). Overall, this word means "surrounding" or "encircling" and is spelled with a "circum-" prefix (meaning "around") and a suffix ("-flant" meaning "bent" or "curved").