limar
[liˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“limar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,711 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,711
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,069
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Usar una lima para raspar o pulir una superficie.
Corpus desk
Index ES-limar · limar · Spanish
limar · rank #55,711 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,711
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,069
- PHOTO-FINISH lirismo
Nearest frequency peer: lirismo (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “limar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- levítico
levítico
44,293 corpus weight
- leyeran
leyeran
44,292 corpus weight
- limar
limar
44,290 corpus weight
- lirismo
lirismo
44,289 corpus weight
- listar
listar
44,288 corpus weight
- listening
listening
44,287 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “limar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | limar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [liˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,711 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “limar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
limar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,711 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [liˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for limar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is limar, spelled L-I-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Usar una lima para raspar o pulir una superficie.
- 2Suavizar las diferencias, disminuir las dificultades.
- 3Corregir, arreglar o perfeccionar una obra de arte, escrito u otra.
- 4Quitar una porción de algo de forma paulatina.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how limar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Limar una pared.
Limar asperezas entre dos personas.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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