Which to use
“limit” and “limite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,467
- “limit” frequency rank
- #1,167
- “limite” frequency rank
- 33634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limit | limite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Limite. | Restriction ; point réel fini au-delà duquel on ne doit pas aller. |
Where the eye mixes limit and limite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: limit vs limite
A purely visual mix-up. limit (\ˈlɪm.ɪt\) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “limit” sits inside “limite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limit is recorded at frequency rank #32,467, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈlɪm.ɪt\. 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 33634, this pair ranks #289,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limit vs limite
Shared letters: ilmt. Private to "limit": -. Private to "limite": e.
"limit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "limite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "limit" for "limite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "limit" vs "limite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "limit" and "limite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "limit" 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 #289,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limit" and "limite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liait vs limit". 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 #289,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.