límnico

adj

The verdict

“límnico” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que ocorre ou se desenvolve em ambiente de lago continental de água doce

Corpus desk

Index PT-limnico · límnico · Portuguese

límnico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for límnico
PropertyValue
Headwordlímnico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “límnico” em português

límniconão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

límnico is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que ocorre ou se desenvolve em ambiente de lago continental de água doce".

límnico doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is límnico, spelled L-Í-M-N-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que ocorre ou se desenvolve em ambiente de lago continental de água doce

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how límnico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sabe-se que quase a totalidade das espécies límnicas de quelônios é capaz de absorver água pela mucosa cloacal.

Synonyms

limnético

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "límnico"?
"límnico" is spelled L-Í-M-N-I-C-O.
What does "límnico" mean?
As an adjective, "límnico" means: que ocorre ou se desenvolve em ambiente de lago continental de água doce
What language does "límnico" come from?
"límnico" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list