limoeiro

//li.ˈmwɐj.ɾu// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,096

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

limoeiro is aPortuguesenoun. It means: árvore da família das Rutáceas produtora dos limões - Citrus limon Pronounced /li.ˈmwɐj.ɾu/. Often confused with ligeiro.

Key facts for limoeiro
PropertyValue
Headwordlimoeiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/li.ˈmwɐj.ɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,096
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of limoeiro in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for limoeiro is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /li.ˈmwɐj.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #36,096 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "árvore da família das Rutáceas produtora dos limões - Citrus limon".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for limoeiro, with forms such as "ilmoeiro", "limeoiro", and "limmoeiro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ligeiro", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is limoeiro, spelled L-I-M-O-E-I-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    árvore da família das Rutáceas produtora dos limões - Citrus limon

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilmoeiro,limeoiro,limmoeiro,limoeior,limoeirro,limoerio,limoiero,liomeiro,llimoeiro,lmioeiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for limoeiro

Misspelling Variants of "limoeiro"

ilmoeiro8limeoiro8limmoeiro9limoeior8limoeirro9limoerio8limoiero8liomeiro8
Misspelling Variants of "limoeiro"

Frequency rank: #36,096 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "limoeiro"?
"limoeiro" is spelled L-I-M-O-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /li.ˈmwɐj.ɾu/.
What does "limoeiro" mean?
As a noun, "limoeiro" means: árvore da família das Rutáceas produtora dos limões - Citrus limon
What words are commonly confused with "limoeiro"?
"limoeiro" is commonly confused with "ligeiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "limoeiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "limoeiro" is /li.ˈmwɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "limoeiro" come from?
"limoeiro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.