limone

[liˈmone]

/[liˈmone]/ noun

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The verdict

“limone” is uncommon German (frequency #94,561 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,561
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Zitrone: etwa faustgroße, länglich-ovale Frucht mit gelber oder grün-gelber Schale einer Zitruspflanze ([2]), deren Fruchtfleisch einen sehr sauren Geschmack hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-limone · limone · German

limone · rank #94,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,561
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Limetten

Nearest frequency peer: Limetten (-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 „limone“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for limone
PropertyValue
Headwordlimone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liˈmone]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „limone“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Limetten“ (#94,560), „lists“ (#94,562), „lilia“ (#94,559). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „limone“ bei #94,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

limone is uncommon German at frequency #94,561 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [liˈmone]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for limone, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is limone, spelled L-I-M-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Zitrone: etwa faustgroße, länglich-ovale Frucht mit gelber oder grün-gelber Schale einer Zitruspflanze ([2]), deren Fruchtfleisch einen sehr sauren Geschmack hat
  2. 2
    der Zitronenbaum: Baum der Gattung Zitruspflanzen
  3. 3
    das Zitronengelb

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 "limone"?
"limone" is spelled L-I-M-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈmone].
What does "limone" mean?
As a noun, "limone" means: die Zitrone: etwa faustgroße, länglich-ovale Frucht mit gelber oder grün-gelber Schale einer Zitruspflanze ([2]), deren Fruchtfleisch einen sehr sauren Geschmack hat
How do you pronounce "limone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limone" is [liˈmone]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limone" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lohnes#94,569Lonnie#94,571Kokons#94,501Mendig#94,624

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list