Which to use
“limaces” and “limes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,580
- “limaces” frequency rank
- #48,011
- “limes” frequency rank
- 83591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limaces | limes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de limace. | Système de fortifications établi au long de certaines des frontières de l’Empire romain. |
Where the eye mixes limaces and limes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. limaces runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against limes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses limaces with limes
A purely visual mix-up. limaces (\li.mas\) and limes (\li.mɛs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limaces is recorded at frequency rank #35,580, classified as anoun, pronounced \li.mas\. limes is at rank #48,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced \li.mɛs\.
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 83591, this pair ranks #14,540 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of limaces vs limes
Shared letters: eilms. Private to "limaces": ac. Private to "limes": -.
"limaces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "limes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "limaces" and "limes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "limaces" or "limes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "limaces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,540 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limaces" and "limes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liker vs limes". 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 #14,540 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.