Limassol

[limaˈsoːl]

/[limaˈsoːl]/ name

The verdict

“Limassol” is uncommon German (frequency #89,234 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,234
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hafenstadt auf Zypern

Corpus desk

Index DE-limassol · Limassol · German

Limassol · rank #89,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,234
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH linksrheinisc…

Nearest frequency peer: linksrheinischen (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Limassol“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Limassol“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Limassol
PropertyValue
HeadwordLimassol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[limaˈsoːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Limassol“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Limassolfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „linksrheinischen“ (#89,235), „liegendem“ (#89,232), „Lieblingsmusik“ (#89,231). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Limassol“ bei #89,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Limassol is uncommon German at frequency #89,234 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [limaˈsoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hafenstadt auf Zypern".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Limassol in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Limassol, spelled L-I-M-A-S-S-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafenstadt auf Zypern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Limassol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In den Jahren seit dem Beginn der Uno-Mission, die von einem deutschen Kontingent unterstützt wird, gab es noch nie ähnliche Ausschreitungen wie jetzt in Limassol.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Limassol"?
"Limassol" is spelled L-I-M-A-S-S-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [limaˈsoːl].
What does "Limassol" mean?
As a proper noun, "Limassol" means: Hafenstadt auf Zypern
How do you pronounce "Limassol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Limassol" is [limaˈsoːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Limassol" come from?
"Limassol" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Limassol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list