limo
/ˈli.mu/
The verdict
“limo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,061 among 581 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,061
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 581
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta da família das algas
Corpus desk
Index PT-limo · limo · Portuguese
limo · rank #61,061 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,061
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 581
- PHOTO-FINISH lhamas
Nearest frequency peer: lhamas (-4 rank slots)
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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “limo”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- leniência
leniência
38,947 corpus weight
- letrista
letrista
38,945 corpus weight
- lhamas
lhamas
38,944 corpus weight
- limo
limo
38,940 corpus weight
- ludibriar
ludibriar
38,935 corpus weight
- luxação
luxação
38,934 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “limo” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | limo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈli.mu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #61,061 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “limo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
limo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,061 among 581 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈli.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for limo, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is limo, spelled L-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1planta da família das algas
- 2lodo, barro
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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