limón
\li.ˈmon\
The verdict
“limón” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Citron.
Corpus desk
Index FR-limon · limón · French
limón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | limón |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.ˈmon\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
limón is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.ˈmon\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for limón, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is limón, spelled L-I-M-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Citron.
- 2Citronnier.
- 3Citron à punch, citron vert, citron-pays, lime acide, petit citron vert.
- 4Limettier, limettier mexicain, limettier des Antilles, citronnier gallet (Citrus aurantiifolia).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how limón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La científica indicó que actualmente las pérdidas postcosecha de limón son del 30 por ciento y a veces más, lo cual afecta la economía de los productores y frena las exportaciones.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.