limite
French, noun
limite is spelled L-I-M-I-T-E (6 letters) and appears 72 times per million words in written French, the 1,164th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Limite is a French feminine noun meaning “limit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of limiter. With an accent, limité is a different word: “limited”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Restriction ; point réel fini au-delà duquel on ne doit pas aller”.
What does limite mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelimit
adjective
- 1
colloquialedgy, borderline, almost objectionable
une blague un peu limite
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
adjective
- 1
limited
verb
- 1
past participle of limiter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Restriction ; point réel fini au-delà duquel on ne doit pas aller. 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. Point qu’une pensée, un sentiment, une action ne peuvent ou ne doivent pas dépasser. 4. Moment, l’âge au delà duquel on ne peut plus légalement exercer une fonction.
adverb: 1. À la limite.
adjective: 1. Qui a des limites.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of limite
- limites plural
- limitée feminine
- limités masculine plural
- limitées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to limite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is limite in French?
limite appears 72 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).