limitar

[limiˈt̪aɾ]

/[limiˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“limitar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,138. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,138
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner límites a alguna cosa; señalarlos; reducir su extensión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-limitar · limitar · Spanish

limitar · rank #8,138 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,138
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH LGBT

Nearest frequency peer: LGBT (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “limitar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “limitar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

limitar vs límite
57% similar
limitar vs limito
71% similar
limitar vs límites
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for limitar
PropertyValue
Headwordlimitar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[limiˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,138
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “limitar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).limitarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “LGBT” (#8,137), “Luisa” (#8,139), “leyendas” (#8,136). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “limitar” va en #8,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around limitar (IPA [limiˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,138 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for limitar, with forms such as "ilmitar", "liimtar", and "limiatr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "límite", "limito", "límites", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 limitar, spelled L-I-M-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner límites a alguna cosa; señalarlos; reducir su extensión.
  2. 2
    Circunscribir, ceñir a.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilmitar
  • liimtar
  • limiatr
  • limitarr
  • limitra
  • limittar
  • limmitar
  • limtiar
  • llimitar
  • lmiitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of limitar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilmitar2liimtar2limiatr2limitarr1limitra2limittar1limmitar1limtiar2
Edit distance from "limitar"

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 "limitar"?
"limitar" is spelled L-I-M-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [limiˈt̪aɾ].
What does "limitar" mean?
As a verb, "limitar" means: Poner límites a alguna cosa; señalarlos; reducir su extensión.
What words are commonly confused with "limitar"?
"limitar" is commonly confused with "límite", "limito", "límites". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "limitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limitar" is [limiˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limitar" come from?
"limitar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list