limitación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin līmitātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /limitaˈθjon/ [li.mi.t̪aˈθjõn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /limitaˈsjon/ [li.mi.t̪aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: li‧mi‧ta‧ción

Noun

limitación f (plural limitaciones)

1. limitation
2. constraint

   Synonym: constreñimiento

Related terms

• limitar
• límite

Further reading

• “limitación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025