Limburg
[ˈlɪmˌbʊʁk]
The verdict
“Limburg” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,089. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,089
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Limburg an der Lahn, Stadt in Hessen (Deutschland)
Corpus desk
Index DE-limburg · Limburg · German
Limburg · rank #11,089 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #11,089
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH let
Nearest frequency peer: let (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Limburg“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Lehrbuch
Lehrbuch
88,915 corpus weight
- leiser
leiser
88,914 corpus weight
- let
let
88,913 corpus weight
- Limburg
Limburg
88,912 corpus weight
- Lloyd
Lloyd
88,911 corpus weight
- Lupe
Lupe
88,909 corpus weight
What this shows „Limburg“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Limburg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪmˌbʊʁk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Limburg“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Limburg (IPA [ˈlɪmˌbʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,089 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Limburg, with forms such as "ilmburg", "libmurg", and "limbburg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Lemberg", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Limburg, spelled L-I-M-B-U-R-G.
Definition
- 1Limburg an der Lahn, Stadt in Hessen (Deutschland)
- 2Herzogtum Limburg, historisches Territorium bei Aachen
- 3Provinz an der unteren Maas
- 4Provinz an der unteren Maas
- 5Provinz an der unteren Maas
- 6kleine Grafschaft bei der Stadt Hagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Limburg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Limburg liegt im Westen Hessens.
„Anfang 1119 entzweiten sich die niederlothringischen Grafen über der Frage der Nachfolge Bischof Otberts von Lüttich. Abermals standen sich Brabant und Limburg gegenüber.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilmburg
- libmurg
- limbburg
- limbrug
- limbugr
- limburgg
- limburrg
- limmburg
- limubrg
- llimburg
- lmiburg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Limburg - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Limburg", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).