limadura

[limaˈð̞uɾa]

/[limaˈð̞uɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“limadura” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de limar

Corpus desk

Index ES-limadura · limadura · Spanish

limadura · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for limadura
PropertyValue
Headwordlimadura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[limaˈð̞uɾa]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “limadura” en español

limaduraestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

limadura is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [limaˈð̞uɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

limadura has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is limadura, spelled L-I-M-A-D-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de limar
  2. 2
    Pequeño fragmento o partícula que se desprende de un material, generalmente madera o metal, al friccionar su superficie repetidamente con la lima.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "limadura"?
"limadura" is spelled L-I-M-A-D-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [limaˈð̞uɾa].
What does "limadura" mean?
As a noun, "limadura" means: Acción y efecto de limar
How do you pronounce "limadura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limadura" is [limaˈð̞uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limadura" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list