Limpopo
"limpopo" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Limpopo” is uncommon English (frequency #52,462 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,462
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A river in Southern Africa whose source is at the border of South Africa and Botswana near Johannesburg and which flows about 1,770 km (1,100 miles) through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Moz...
Corpus desk
Index EN-limpopo · Limpopo · English
Limpopo · rank #52,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,462
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Lindo
Nearest frequency peer: Lindo (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “Limpopo”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- libertine
libertine
47,544 corpus weight
- lich
lich
47,542 corpus weight
- ligation
ligation
47,541 corpus weight
- Limpopo
Limpopo
47,539 corpus weight
- Lindo
Lindo
47,538 corpus weight
- Llandudno
Llandudno
47,536 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Limpopo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Limpopo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,462 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Limpopo” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Limpopo is uncommon English at frequency #52,462 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Limpopo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: . The province was named after the river. The correct English form is Limpopo, spelled L-I-M-P-O-P-O.
Definition
- 1A river in Southern Africa whose source is at the border of South Africa and Botswana near Johannesburg and which flows about 1,770 km (1,100 miles) through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.
- 2A province of South Africa which was originally part of Transvaal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Limpopo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Goodbye. I am going to the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, to find out what the Crocodile has for dinner.
Etymology
. The province was named after the river.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Limpopo"?
What does "Limpopo" mean?
What is the origin of the word "Limpopo"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Limpopo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).