Which to use
“limit” and “limites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,467
- “limit” frequency rank
- #2,285
- “limites” frequency rank
- 34752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limit | limites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Limite. | Pluriel de limite. |
Where the eye mixes limit and limites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses limit with limites
A purely visual mix-up. limit (\ˈlɪm.ɪt\) and limites (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “limit” sits inside “limites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34752, 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\. limites is at rank #2,285, 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 34752, this pair ranks #281,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of limit vs limites
Shared letters: ilmt. Private to "limit": -. Private to "limites": es.
"limit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "limites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "limit" and "limites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "limit" or "limites" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "limit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limit" and "limites" 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 #281,645 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.