Which to use
“limitado” is an adjective and “limito” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,351
- “limitado” frequency rank
- #44,834
- “limito” frequency rank
- 49185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitado | limito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene un límite o fin. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de limitar o de limitarse. |
Where the eye mixes limitado and limito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: limitado vs limito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: limitado is [limiˈt̪að̞o] while limito is [liˈmit̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limitado is recorded at frequency rank #4,351, classified as anadj, pronounced [limiˈt̪að̞o]. limito is at rank #44,834, tagged as averb, pronounced [liˈmit̪o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49185, this pair ranks #110,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limitado vs limito
Shared letters: ilmot. Private to "limitado": ad. Private to "limito": -.
"limitado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "limito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limitado" for "limito" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "limitado" or "limito" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "limitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitado" and "limito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limito vs lito". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #110,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.