Which to use
“limace” and “limite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,984
- “limace” frequency rank
- #1,167
- “limite” frequency rank
- 44151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limace | limite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mollusque gastéropode, à coquille plate très réduite, de forme allongée. | Restriction ; point réel fini au-delà duquel on ne doit pas aller. |
Where the eye mixes limace and limite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: limace vs limite
A purely visual mix-up. limace (\li.mas\) 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 44151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limace is recorded at frequency rank #42,984, classified as anoun, pronounced \li.mas\. 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 44151, this pair ranks #212,659 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limace vs limite
Shared letters: eilm. Private to "limace": ac. Private to "limite": t.
"limace" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "limite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limace" for "limite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "limace" vs "limite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "limace" and "limite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "limace" 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 #212,659 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limace" and "limite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lace vs limace". 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 #212,659 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.