Limette

Name: Limette, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[liˈmɛtə]

/[liˈmɛtə]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Limette” is an uncommon German word, ranked #72,680 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#72,680
frequency rank, German: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine der Zitrone ähnliche Frucht, die meist im Vergleich zu dieser etwas kleiner ist und eine intensiv grüne Schale besitzt

Key facts for Limette
Property	Value
Headword	Limette
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[liˈmɛtə]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#72,680
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Limette” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Limette lands here:

#72,680

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Limette is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [liˈmɛtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,680 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine der Zitrone ähnliche Frucht, die meist im Vergleich zu dieser etwas kleiner ist und eine intensiv grüne Schale besitzt".

Limette has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Limette, spelled L-I-M-E-T-T-E.

Definition

1
eine der Zitrone ähnliche Frucht, die meist im Vergleich zu dieser etwas kleiner ist und eine intensiv grüne Schale besitzt

Synonyms

LimoneLimonelle

This word in other languages

lime(English)lima(Español)lime(Français)limão(Português)

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 "Limette"?

"Limette" is spelled L-I-M-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈmɛtə].

What does "Limette" mean?

As a noun, "Limette" means: eine der Zitrone ähnliche Frucht, die meist im Vergleich zu dieser etwas kleiner ist und eine intensiv grüne Schale besitzt

How do you pronounce "Limette"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Limette" is [liˈmɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Limette" come from?

"Limette" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “Limette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is L-I-M-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [liˈmɛtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.