limp
\lɪmp\
The verdict
“limp” is uncommon French (frequency #92,941 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,941
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Boitement, claudication.
Corpus desk
Index FR-limp · limp · French
limp · rank #92,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,941
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH limerick
Nearest frequency peer: limerick (-2 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 « limp »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- lik
lik
7,064 corpus weight
- lilie
lilie
7,063 corpus weight
- limerick
limerick
7,062 corpus weight
- limp
limp
7,060 corpus weight
- Lior
Lior
7,058 corpus weight
- livrerai
livrerai
7,057 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « limp » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | limp |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɪmp\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #92,941 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « limp » en français
Rare enough to double-check
limp is uncommon French at frequency #92,941 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɪmp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boitement, claudication.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for limp, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is limp, spelled L-I-M-P.
Definition
- 1Boitement, claudication.
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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