# limes

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlʌɪmiːz/ · frequency rank #34,961

## Definitions
1. A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.

## Etymology
From Latin līmes. Doublet of limit.

## Easily confused with
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lis)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-live)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-line)
- **lips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lips)
- **lite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lite)
- **limp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-limp)
- **limo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-limo)
- **Lyme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lyme)
- **lire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lire)
- **Lise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lise)
- **lives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lives)
- **lines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lines)
- **lived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lived)
- **links** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-links)
- **limit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-limit)
- **loves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-loves)
- **lists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lists)
- **liver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-liver)
- **lined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-lined)
- **liner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/limes-vs-liner)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ilmes`, `liems`, `limess`, `limmes`, `limse`, `llimes`, `lmies`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/limes