Limay

name

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The verdict

“Limay” is uncommon French (frequency #88,832 among 128,088 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,832
frequency rank, French
128,088
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département des Yvelines.

Key facts for Limay
PropertyValue
HeadwordLimay
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#88,832
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Limay” 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). Limay lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Limay is uncommon French at frequency #88,832 among 128,088 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Limay in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Limay, spelled L-I-M-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département des Yvelines.
  2. 2
    Canton français, situé dans le département des Yvelines.

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 "Limay"?
"Limay" is spelled L-I-M-A-Y.
What does "Limay" mean?
As a proper noun, "Limay" means: Commune française, située dans le département des Yvelines.
What language does "Limay" come from?
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Using “Limay”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is L-I-M-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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