Which to use
“limitar” is a verb and “limited” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,138
- “limitar” frequency rank
- #21,736
- “limited” frequency rank
- 29874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limitar | limited |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner límites a alguna cosa; señalarlos; reducir su extensión. | Con ciertos (frecuentemente especificados) límites puestos sobre este. |
Where the eye mixes limitar and limited
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. limitar and limited follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: limitar vs limited
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: limitar is [limiˈt̪aɾ] while limited is /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limitar is recorded at frequency rank #8,138, classified as averb, pronounced [limiˈt̪aɾ]. limited is at rank #21,736, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/.
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 29874, this pair ranks #214,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limitar vs limited
Shared letters: ilmt. Private to "limitar": ar. Private to "limited": de.
"limitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "limited" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "limitar" and "limited" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "limitar" vs "limited" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "limitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limited" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limitar" and "limited" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limited 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 #214,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.