limoneux

\li.mɔ.nø\

/\li.mɔ.nø\/ adj

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The verdict

“limoneux” is uncommon French (frequency #85,879 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,879
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Où il y a beaucoup de limon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-limoneux · limoneux · French

limoneux · rank #85,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,879
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH limoge

Nearest frequency peer: limoge (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “limoneux”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “limoneux” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for limoneux
PropertyValue
Headwordlimoneux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\li.mɔ.nø\
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,879
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “limoneux” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).limoneuxse 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 « limoge » (#85,878), « Lindberg » (#85,880), « likely » (#85,877). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

limoneux is uncommon French at frequency #85,879 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \li.mɔ.nø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for limoneux, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is limoneux, spelled L-I-M-O-N-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Où il y a beaucoup de limon.
  2. 2
    Qui a l’aspect, la teinte du limon.
  3. 3
    Rouspéteur, lambin, bougonneux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Voici le Madon, affluent de la Moselle, dont les eaux limoneuses invitent peu à la baignade, malgré la grande chaleur.
  2. Le Petit rat Justin arriva enfin à l’étang de Vergnelibert. La Croustandille s’y jetait par une large embouchure. Ses eaux limoneuses se mêlaient à celles de l’étang sans les troubler.

This word in other languages

schlammig(Deutsch)

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 "limoneux"?
"limoneux" is spelled L-I-M-O-N-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \li.mɔ.nø\.
What does "limoneux" mean?
As an adjective, "limoneux" means: Où il y a beaucoup de limon.
How do you pronounce "limoneux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limoneux" is \li.mɔ.nø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limoneux" come from?
"limoneux" 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 "limoneux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lindberg#85,880libellée#85,876lexiques#85,872Laughlin#85,868

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list