Limette

[liˈmɛtə]

/[liˈmɛtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Limette” is uncommon German (frequency #72,680 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,680
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine der Zitrone ähnliche Frucht, die meist im Vergleich zu dieser etwas kleiner ist und eine intensiv grüne Schale besitzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-limette · Limette · German

Limette · rank #72,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,680
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ligurien

Nearest frequency peer: Ligurien (-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 „Limette“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Limette
PropertyValue
HeadwordLimette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liˈmɛtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Limette“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Limettefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ligurien“ (#72,679), „Lieferzeiten“ (#72,677), „Liedtexte“ (#72,676). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Limette“ bei #72,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Limette is uncommon German at frequency #72,680 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [liˈmɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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. 1
    eine der Zitrone ähnliche Frucht, die meist im Vergleich zu dieser etwas kleiner ist und eine intensiv grüne Schale besitzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich nehme gerne eine Limette ins Weizenbier.
  2. Die Limette gehört in systematischer Hinsicht zu den Rautengewächsen.

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lostopf#72,689materia#72,710Lactose#72,646kochend#72,619

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list