Limoges

[liˈmoːʃ]

/[liˈmoːʃ]/ name

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The verdict

“Limoges” is uncommon German (frequency #81,825 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,825
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Frankreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-limoges · Limoges · German

Limoges · rank #81,825 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,825
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH ligne

Nearest frequency peer: ligne (-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 „Limoges“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Limoges
PropertyValue
HeadwordLimoges
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[liˈmoːʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,825
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Limoges“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ligne“ (#81,824), „Literaturnobelpreisträger“ (#81,827), „Lieferdienste“ (#81,822). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Limoges“ bei #81,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Limoges is uncommon German at frequency #81,825 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [liˈmoːʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in Frankreich".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Limoges, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Limoges, spelled L-I-M-O-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Frankreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Einmal zum Beispiel wurde eine mal tobende, dann grimmige Person auf Französisch über das Massaker des Schwarzen Prinzen in Limoges im Jahre 1370 befragt, als gäbe es einen verborgenen Grund dahinter, den diese Person wisse.“

This word in other languages

Limoges(Français)

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 "Limoges"?
"Limoges" is spelled L-I-M-O-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈmoːʃ].
What does "Limoges" mean?
As a proper noun, "Limoges" means: Stadt in Frankreich
How do you pronounce "Limoges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Limoges" is [liˈmoːʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Limoges" come from?
"Limoges" 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 "Limoges", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Layouts#81,805married#81,851Masuren#81,856Kuriere#81,792

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list