limestone
/ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/
"limestone" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“limestone” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,392
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
Corpus desk
Index EN-limestone · limestone · English
limestone · rank #10,392 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,392
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lifelong
Nearest frequency peer: lifelong (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “limestone”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lent
lent
89,612 corpus weight
- lib
lib
89,611 corpus weight
- lifelong
lifelong
89,610 corpus weight
- limestone
limestone
89,609 corpus weight
- liner
liner
89,608 corpus weight
- marched
marched
89,606 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “limestone” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | limestone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #10,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “limestone” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around limestone (IPA /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,392 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for limestone, with forms such as "ilmestone", "liemstone", and "limesotne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lime + stone. The correct English form is limestone, spelled L-I-M-E-S-T-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how limestone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a limestone viaduct
The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
Etymology
From lime + stone.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilmestone
- liemstone
- limesotne
- limesstone
- limestnoe
- limestoen
- limestonne
- limesttone
- limetsone
- limmestone
- limsetone
- llimestone
- lmiestone
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of limestone - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "limestone", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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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.