limbo
[ˈlɪmbəʊ]
The verdict
“limbo” is uncommon German (frequency #57,209 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,209
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - spekulativer Aufenthaltsort der Seelen, die vom Himmel ausgeschlossen, aber nicht zu weiterer Bestrafung verdammt sind; Vorhölle, Limbus
Corpus desk
Index DE-limbo · limbo · German
limbo · rank #57,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,209
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Liese
Nearest frequency peer: Liese (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “limbo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Liebesroman
Liebesroman
42,797 corpus weight
- lienen
lienen
42,794 corpus weight
- Liese
Liese
42,793 corpus weight
- limbo
limbo
42,792 corpus weight
- Loblied
Loblied
42,790 corpus weight
- lohnende
lohnende
42,789 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “limbo” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | limbo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪmbəʊ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #57,209 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “limbo” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
limbo is uncommon German at frequency #57,209 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪmbəʊ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
limbo has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is limbo, spelled L-I-M-B-O.
Definition
- 1spekulativer Aufenthaltsort der Seelen, die vom Himmel ausgeschlossen, aber nicht zu weiterer Bestrafung verdammt sind; Vorhölle, Limbus
- 2ein Ort oder Zustand des Vergessens, der Nichtbeachtung oder der andauernden Unsicherheit; Schwebezustand, Abstellgleis, Vergessenheit
- 3ein Tanz aus der Karibik, aufgeführt unterhalb einer waagrechten Stange, die immer niedriger gelegt wird
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.