limits
/ˈlɪmɪts/
"limits" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“limits” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,178
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of limit
Corpus desk
Index EN-limits · limits · English
limits · rank #3,178 · 9 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,178
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lesson
Nearest frequency peer: lesson (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “limits”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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96,827 corpus weight
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joining
96,826 corpus weight
- killer
killer
96,825 corpus weight
- lesson
lesson
96,824 corpus weight
- limits
limits
96,823 corpus weight
- loving
loving
96,822 corpus weight
What this shows “limits” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | limits |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɪmɪts/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,178 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “limits”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around limits (IPA /ˈlɪmɪts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,178 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of limit".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for limits, with forms such as "ilmits", "liimts", and "limist". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "lists", "limit", "limbs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is limits, spelled L-I-M-I-T-S.
Definition
- 1plural of limit
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilmits
- liimts
- limist
- limitss
- limitts
- limmits
- limtis
- llimits
- lmiits
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of limits - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).