Which to use
“lamine” and “limite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,112
- “lamine” frequency rank
- #1,167
- “limite” frequency rank
- 32279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lamine | limite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Type de filaments intermédiaires assurant la structure du noyau de la cellule. | Restriction ; point réel fini au-delà duquel on ne doit pas aller. |
Where the eye mixes lamine and limite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lamine with limite
A purely visual mix-up. lamine (\la.min\) and limite (\li.mit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lamine is recorded at frequency rank #31,112, classified as anoun, pronounced \la.min\. limite is at rank #1,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.mit\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32279, this pair ranks #298,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lamine vs limite
Shared letters: eilm. Private to "lamine": an. Private to "limite": t.
"lamine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "limite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lamine" and "limite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "lamine" or "limite" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lamine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lamine" and "limite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lamente vs lamine". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #298,293 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.