The word "Limation" may seem uncommon and the spelling tricky, but it can be broken down phonetically using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /lɪˈmeɪʃən/. This means that the l sound is followed by the short i sound. The next syllable has the long a sound and the sh sound, followed by the sound represented by the schwa symbol /ən/. This word may be unfamiliar, but by breaking down the pronunciation, the spelling becomes easier to understand.