limit

/ˈlɪm.ɪt/

//ˈlɪm.ɪt// noun

The verdict

“limit” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,339 among 2,069 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,339
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Límite.

Corpus desk

Index ES-limit · limit · Spanish

limit · rank #54,339 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,339
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH liberará

Nearest frequency peer: liberará (-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 “limit”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “limit” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for limit
PropertyValue
Headwordlimit
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlɪm.ɪt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “limit” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.limitcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “liberará” (#54,338), “lita” (#54,340), “llamase” (#54,341). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “limit” va en #54,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

limit is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,339 among 2,069 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɪm.ɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Límite.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for limit, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is limit, spelled L-I-M-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Límite.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "limit"?
"limit" is spelled L-I-M-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlɪm.ɪt/.
What does "limit" mean?
As a noun, "limit" means: Límite.
How do you pronounce "limit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limit" is /ˈlɪm.ɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limit" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "limit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list