Which to use
“Limit” is a noun and “limited” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,320
- “Limit” frequency rank
- #15,422
- “limited” frequency rank
- 25742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Limit | limited |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | festgelegter Wert, der nicht überschritten werden darf oder kann | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs limit |
Letter map: Limit vs limited
Shared letters muted; letters that set Limit and limited apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - Limit and limited
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Limit is anoun and limitedaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Limit” sits inside “limited”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Limit is recorded at frequency rank #10,320, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlɪmɪt]. limited is at rank #15,422, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 25742, this pair ranks #1,828,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Limit vs limited
Shared letters: ilmt. Private to "Limit": -. Private to "limited": de.
"Limit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "limited" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Limit" and "limited" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Limit" or "limited" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Limit" and "limited".
- Full dictionary entry for "Limit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limited" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,828,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Limit" and "limited" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limited vs puzzles". 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 #1,828,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.