age limit
"age-limit" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“age limit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A restriction placed on an activity based on the age of the participants; either lower or higher limit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | age limit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “age limit” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
age limit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A restriction placed on an activity based on the age of the participants; either lower or higher limit.".
No misspelling variants are generated for age limit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is age limit, spelled A-G-E- -L-I-M-I-T.
Definition
- 1A restriction placed on an activity based on the age of the participants; either lower or higher limit.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “age limit”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-G-E- -L-I-M-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.