limitation

\li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“limitation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,876
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de limiter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-limitation · limitation · French

limitation · rank #8,876 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,876
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lignée

Nearest frequency peer: lignée (-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 « limitation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « limitation » 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).

limitation vs limitations
91% similar

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

Key facts for limitation
PropertyValue
Headwordlimitation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,876
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « limitation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).limitationse 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 « lignée » (#8,875), « localité » (#8,877), « leo » (#8,874). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « limitation » est au #8,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around limitation (IPA \li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,876 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action de limiter.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for limitation, with forms such as "ilmitation", "liimtation", and "limiattion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "limitations", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is limitation, spelled L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de limiter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a obtenu un congé sans aucune limitation de temps.
  2. Limitation des armements.

Synonyms

restriction

Antonyms

illimitation

This word in other languages

limitation(English)limitación(Español)Begrenzung(Deutsch)limitação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilmitation
  • liimtation
  • limiattion
  • limitaiton
  • limitatino
  • limitationn
  • limitatoin
  • limitattion
  • limittaion
  • limittation
  • limmitation
  • limtiation
  • llimitation
  • lmiitation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilmitation2liimtation2limiattion2limitaiton2limitatino2limitationn1limitatoin2limitattion1
Edit distance from "limitation"

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 "limitation"?
"limitation" is spelled L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "limitation" mean?
As a noun, "limitation" means: Action de limiter.
What words are commonly confused with "limitation"?
"limitation" is commonly confused with "limitations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "limitation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limitation" is \li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limitation" come from?
"limitation" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

imprimerie14 variantsexcellents14 variantsperpignan14 variantsdétourner14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list