limo
/ˈlɪ.məʊ/
"limo" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“limo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,875. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,875
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clipping of limousine.
Corpus desk
Index EN-limo · limo · English
limo · rank #18,875 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,875
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lim
Nearest frequency peer: lim (-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 “limo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lim
lim
81,127 corpus weight
- limo
limo
81,126 corpus weight
- lulu
lulu
81,125 corpus weight
- lunchtime
lunchtime
81,124 corpus weight
- lux
lux
81,123 corpus weight
- mace
mace
81,122 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “limo” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | limo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɪ.məʊ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #18,875 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “limo” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around limo (IPA /ˈlɪ.məʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,875 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Clipping of limousine.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for limo, with forms such as "ilmo", "limmo", and "liom". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lo", "LM", "lit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of limousine. The correct English form is limo, spelled L-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1Clipping of limousine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how limo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He is believed to be a patron of certain brothels and élite “home delivery” services specializing in celebrity look-alikes. On one occasion he was actually caught in flagrante with a counterfeit Vina in the back of a super-stretch, but when the sharp-eyed cop who saw the hooker responding to a signal and entering the limo understood what was going on, […]
There were no limos or extravagances at this point, because we all wanted to make as much money as possible. We played it cheap. No huge catering bills, no wild parties, not even upgraded hotel rooms. Whenever we arrived at an airport Robin would be there to meet us in a rented SUV or big sedan, and we'd head to the gig on our own.
Etymology
Clipping of limousine.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilmo
- limmo
- liom
- llimo
- lmio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of limo - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "limo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "limo" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "lo". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #18,875 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
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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.