limitrophe

\li.mi.tʁɔf\

/\li.mi.tʁɔf\/ adj

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The verdict

“limitrophe” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,411
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est sur les limites d’un pays, d’une région.

Corpus desk

Index FR-limitrophe · limitrophe · French

limitrophe · rank #37,411 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,411
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lifestyle

Nearest frequency peer: Lifestyle (-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 « limitrophe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « limitrophe » 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 limitrophe
PropertyValue
Headwordlimitrophe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\li.mi.tʁɔf\
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,411
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « limitrophe »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).limitrophese 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 « Lifestyle » (#37,410), « Linus » (#37,412), « Levine » (#37,409). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « limitrophe » est au #37,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around limitrophe (IPA \li.mi.tʁɔf\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,411 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for limitrophe, with forms such as "ilmitrophe", "liimtrophe", and "limirtophe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is limitrophe, spelled L-I-M-I-T-R-O-P-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est sur les limites d’un pays, d’une région.
  2. 2
    Qui a une frontière commune avec un territoire donné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Deux départements limitrophes, victimes eux aussi de l'hyponatalité, accusent seuls une densité beaucoup plus faible.
  2. L’Italie est un pays limitrophe de l’Autriche.

Synonyms

voisin

This word in other languages

bordering(English)colindante(Español)angrenzend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilmitrophe
  • liimtrophe
  • limirtophe
  • limitorphe
  • limitrohpe
  • limitropeh
  • limitrophhe
  • limitropphe
  • limitrpohe
  • limitrrophe
  • limittrophe
  • limmitrophe
  • limtirophe
  • llimitrophe
  • lmiitrophe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of limitrophe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ilmitrophe2liimtrophe2limirtophe2limitorphe2limitrohpe2limitropeh2limitrophhe1limitropphe1
Edit distance from "limitrophe"

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 "limitrophe"?
"limitrophe" is spelled L-I-M-I-T-R-O-P-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \li.mi.tʁɔf\.
What does "limitrophe" mean?
As an adjective, "limitrophe" means: Qui est sur les limites d’un pays, d’une région.
What are common misspellings of "limitrophe"?
Common misspellings include "ilmitrophe", "liimtrophe", "limirtophe", "limitorphe", "limitrohpe". The correct spelling is "limitrophe".
How do you pronounce "limitrophe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limitrophe" is \li.mi.tʁɔf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limitrophe" come from?
"limitrophe" 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 "limitrophe", 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 (15 here; floor ≥5).

officialiser15 variantspenchants15 variantsprolongés15 variantsexclusions15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list