Limbourg

\lɛ̃.buʁ\

/\lɛ̃.buʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Limbourg” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,581
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville de la province de Liège de la région wallonne de Belgique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-limbourg · Limbourg · French

Limbourg · rank #31,581 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,581
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH libertine

Nearest frequency peer: libertine (-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 « Limbourg »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Limbourg » 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
Key facts for Limbourg
PropertyValue
HeadwordLimbourg
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lɛ̃.buʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,581
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Limbourg »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Limbourgse 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 « libertine » (#31,580), « limitait » (#31,582), « liasse » (#31,579). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Limbourg » est au #31,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Limbourg (IPA \lɛ̃.buʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,581 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Limbourg, with forms such as "ilmbourg", "libmourg", and "limbbourg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Limbourg, spelled L-I-M-B-O-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville de la province de Liège de la région wallonne de Belgique.
  2. 2
    Ancien duché, État du Saint-Empire romain germanique situé autour de cette ville.
  3. 3
    Une des dix provinces de Belgique, située en Flandre. Son chef-lieu est Hasselt.
  4. 4
    Une des douze provinces des Pays-Bas, dont le chef-lieu est Maastricht.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. LIMBOURG, Limburgum, (Géogr.) ville des Pays-Bas autrichiens, capitale d’un grand duché de même nom. Louis XIV. prit Limbourg en 1675, & les Impériaux, réunis aux alliés, s’en rendirent maîtres en 1702 : elle est demeurée à la maison d’Autriche par les traités de Rastadt & de Bade, après avoir été démantelée.
  2. STAVELLO, (Géog. mod.) petite ville d’Allemagne, entre le pays de l’évêque de Liége, & les duchés de Limbourg & de Luxembourg, sur la riviere d’Ambleve, à une lieue au-dessus de Malmédie, & à 4 de Limbourg.

This word in other languages

Limburg(English)Limburgo(Español)Limburg(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilmbourg
  • libmourg
  • limbbourg
  • limborug
  • limbougr
  • limbourgg
  • limbourrg
  • limbuorg
  • limmbourg
  • limoburg
  • llimbourg
  • lmibourg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Limbourg - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilmbourg2libmourg2limbbourg1limborug2limbougr2limbourgg1limbourrg1limbuorg2
Edit distance from "Limbourg"

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 "Limbourg"?
"Limbourg" is spelled L-I-M-B-O-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ̃.buʁ\.
What does "Limbourg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Limbourg" means: Ville de la province de Liège de la région wallonne de Belgique.
What are common misspellings of "Limbourg"?
Common misspellings include "ilmbourg", "libmourg", "limbbourg", "limborug", "limbougr". The correct spelling is "Limbourg".
How do you pronounce "Limbourg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Limbourg" is \lɛ̃.buʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Limbourg" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

limitait#31,582lombaire#31,584Lapierre#31,576mairesse#31,590

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

jurassique12 variantsmalicieux12 variantsimmigrant12 variantsilluminés12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list