Which to use
“limiten” and “limito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,685
- “limiten” frequency rank
- #44,834
- “limito” frequency rank
- 88519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limiten | limito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de limitar o de limitarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de limitar o de limitarse. |
Where the eye mixes limiten and limito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses limiten with limito
A purely visual mix-up. limiten ([liˈmit̪ẽn]) and limito ([liˈmit̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limiten is recorded at frequency rank #43,685, classified as averb, pronounced [liˈmit̪ẽn]. 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 88519, this pair ranks #3,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of limiten vs limito
Shared letters: ilmt. Private to "limiten": en. Private to "limito": o.
"limiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "limito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limiten" for "limito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "limiten" vs "limito" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "limiten" 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 #3,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limiten" 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 #3,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.