limite

\li.mit\

/\li.mit\/ noun

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The verdict

“limite” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,167
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Restriction ; point réel fini au-delà duquel on ne doit pas aller.

Corpus desk

Index FR-limite · limite · French

limite · rank #1,167 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,167
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH ligue

Nearest frequency peer: ligue (-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 « limite »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « limite » 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).

limite vs lite
67% similar
limite vs liste
67% similar
limite vs litige
67% similar

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

Key facts for limite
PropertyValue
Headwordlimite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.mit\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,167
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « limite »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).limitese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ligue » (#1,166), « parfait » (#1,168), « port » (#1,169). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « limite » est au #1,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around limite (IPA \li.mit\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,167 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for limite, with forms such as "ilmite", "liimte", and "limiet". 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, "lite", "liste", "litige", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is limite, spelled L-I-M-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Restriction ; point réel fini au-delà duquel on ne doit pas aller.
  2. 2
    Ligne de démarcation naturelle ou convenue qui sert à séparer un terrain, un territoire, d’un terrain, d’un territoire contigu ou voisin.
  3. 3
    Point qu’une pensée, un sentiment, une action ne peuvent ou ne doivent pas dépasser.
  4. 4
    Moment, l’âge au delà duquel on ne peut plus légalement exercer une fonction.
  5. 5
    Pour une suite d’un espace topologique, élément de cet espace vers lequel cette suite converge ; autrement dit, élément tel que, pour chaque voisinage de cet élément, il existe un rang à partir duquel tous les termes de la suite appartiennent à ce voisinage.
  6. 6
    Valeur dont une fonction est assez proche, en un point ou à l'infini. Elle peut éventuellement être la valeur de la fonction en ce point.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Sénat ne s'oppose pas à la promulgation de la loi qui règle les limites des communes de Condé-lès-Vouziers et de Vouziers (Ardennes).
  2. C'est sur la limite des communes de Poule et de Propières qu'est située la fameuse roche d’Ajoux, dont on fait dériver le nom d’Ara Jovis, autel de Jupiter.

Synonyms

barrièrebornefrontièreseuil

This word in other languages

limit(English)frontera(Español)Begrenzung(Deutsch)fronteira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilmite
  • liimte
  • limiet
  • limitte
  • limmite
  • limtie
  • llimite
  • lmiite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilmite2liimte2limiet2limitte1limmite1limtie2llimite1lmiite2
Edit distance from "limite"

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 "limite"?
"limite" is spelled L-I-M-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.mit\.
What does "limite" mean?
As a noun, "limite" means: Restriction ; point réel fini au-delà duquel on ne doit pas aller.
What words are commonly confused with "limite"?
"limite" is commonly confused with "lite", "liste", "litige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "limite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limite" is \li.mit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limite" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

écrire#1,154visage#1,152Marine#1,185ouvrir#1,186

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

vitesse8 variantsdossier8 variantspleine8 variantsdrôle8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list