limbe

\lɛ̃b\

/\lɛ̃b\/ noun

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The verdict

“limbe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,880
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bord, généralement gradué, d’un instrument de mesure circulaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-limbe · limbe · French

limbe · rank #39,880 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,880
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH libertins

Nearest frequency peer: libertins (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « limbe »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « limbe » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

limbe vs lire
60% similar
limbe vs live
60% similar
limbe vs line
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for limbe
PropertyValue
Headwordlimbe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ̃b\
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,880
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « limbe »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.limbese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « libertins » (#39,879), « lingettes » (#39,881), « LFI » (#39,878). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « limbe » est au #39,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around limbe (IPA \lɛ̃b\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,880 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for limbe, with forms such as "ilmbe", "libme", and "limbbe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lire", "live", "line", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is limbe, spelled L-I-M-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bord, généralement gradué, d’un instrument de mesure circulaire.
  2. 2
    Structure périphérique de certains organes.
  3. 3
    Bord supérieur et plus ou moins évasé d’une corolle, d’un calice.
  4. 4
    Bord extérieur du disque d’un astre.
  5. 5
    Partie la plus importante, généralement large et aplatie, d’une feuille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how limbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le lieutenant et l’astronome lurent sur les limbes gradués la valeur des angles qu’ils venaient d’obtenir, et se mirent immédiatement à chiffrer leurs observations.
  2. Limbe unguéal, limbe cornéen.

This word in other languages

limb(English)rama(Español)Glied(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilmbe
  • libme
  • limbbe
  • limeb
  • limmbe
  • llimbe
  • lmibe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of limbe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilmbe2libme2limbbe1limeb2limmbe1llimbe1lmibe2
Edit distance from "limbe"

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 "limbe"?
"limbe" is spelled L-I-M-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ̃b\.
What does "limbe" mean?
As a noun, "limbe" means: Bord, généralement gradué, d’un instrument de mesure circulaire.
What words are commonly confused with "limbe"?
"limbe" is commonly confused with "lire", "live", "line". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "limbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limbe" is \lɛ̃b\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limbe" come from?
"limbe" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "limbe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

learn#39,873kamal#39,864juice#39,860mucus#39,906

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

leurrer7 variantsmessier7 variantsmufti7 variantspeach7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list