Which to use
“limitan” and “limitar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,854
- “limitan” frequency rank
- #8,138
- “limitar” frequency rank
- 20992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitan | limitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de limitar o de limitarse. | Poner límites a alguna cosa; señalarlos; reducir su extensión. |
Where the eye mixes limitan and limitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. limitan and limitar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between limitan and limitar
A purely visual mix-up. limitan ([liˈmit̪ãn]) and limitar ([limiˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “limitan” becomes r in “limitar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limitan is recorded at frequency rank #12,854, classified as averb, pronounced [liˈmit̪ãn]. limitar is at rank #8,138, tagged as averb, pronounced [limiˈt̪aɾ].
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 20992, this pair ranks #256,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of limitan vs limitar
Shared letters: ailmt. Private to "limitan": n. Private to "limitar": r.
"limitan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "limitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "limitan" and "limitar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "limitan" or "limitar"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "limitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitan" and "limitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limitan vs limito". 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 #256,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.