limits

\li.ˈmit͡s\

/\li.ˈmit͡s\/ noun

The verdict

“limits” is uncommon French (frequency #70,797 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,797
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-limits · limits · French

limits · rank #70,797 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,797
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH limer

Nearest frequency peer: limer (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « limits »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « limits » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for limits
PropertyValue
Headwordlimits
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\li.ˈmit͡s\
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,797
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « limits » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.limitstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « limer » (#70,796), « lins » (#70,798), « livrable » (#70,799). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « limits » est au #70,797. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

limits is uncommon French at frequency #70,797 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.ˈmit͡s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de limit.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for limits in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is limits, spelled L-I-M-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de limit.

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 "limits"?
"limits" is spelled L-I-M-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \li.ˈmit͡s\.
What does "limits" mean?
As a noun, "limits" means: Pluriel de limit.
How do you pronounce "limits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limits" is \li.ˈmit͡s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limits" come from?
"limits" 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 "limits", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list