limousine
/ˌlɪm.əˈziːn/noun
limousine is spelled L-I-M-O-U-S-I-N-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, limousine means “An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of limousine is limousines.
How many letters and syllables are in limousine?
| Letters | 9: L-I-M-O-U-S-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is limousine?
Limousine appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce limousine?
- UK /ˌlɪm.əˈziːn/
- UK /lɪm.əˈziːn/
- /ˌlɪməˈziːn/
Limousine has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-limousine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with limousine?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as limousine from its last stressed vowel (/in/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of limousine
- limousines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does limousine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
- 2
An automobile with such a body.
- 3
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur.
- 4
An automobile for transportation to or from an airport, including sedans, vans, and buses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate limousine?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of limousine: limo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Limousine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense luxury sedan/saloon car:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | limousine |
| German | Limousine, Stretchlimousine |
| Portuguese | limusine, limusina |
| Spanish | limusina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does limousine come from?
Borrowed from French limousine, from region Limousin, originally an adjective referring to the city Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicīnus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears, of same ultimate origin as elm. First attested in 1902.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).