limitrophe
\li.mi.tʁɔf\
The verdict
“limitrophe” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #37,411 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #37,411
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est sur les limites d’un pays, d’une région.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | limitrophe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \li.mi.tʁɔf\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,411 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “limitrophe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for limitrophe is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \li.mi.tʁɔf\. Corpus data places it at rank #37,411 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Qui est sur les limites d’un pays, d’une région.
- 2Qui a une frontière commune avec un territoire donné.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “limitrophe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is L-I-M-I-T-R-O-P-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \li.mi.tʁɔf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.