limage

\li.maʒ\

/\li.maʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“limage” is an uncommon French word, ranked #80,374 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#80,374
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de limer.

Key facts for limage
PropertyValue
Headwordlimage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.maʒ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “limage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). limage lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for limage is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \li.maʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #80,374 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for limage, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is limage, spelled L-I-M-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de limer.
  2. 2
    Mouvement préparatif avant un coup au billard.
  3. 3
    Lors d’un rapport sexuel, action qui consiste à pénétrer avec le pénis ou éventuellement avec un objet, un orifice (bouche, vagin, anus) et à y effectuer un mouvement de va-et-vient.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "limage"?
"limage" is spelled L-I-M-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.maʒ\.
What does "limage" mean?
As a noun, "limage" means: Action de limer.
How do you pronounce "limage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limage" is \li.maʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limage" come from?
"limage" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “limage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is L-I-M-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \li.maʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list