Legitimation
[ˌleɡitimaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Legitimation” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,213 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,213
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nachweis der Berechtigung für etwas, häufig in Form eines Ausweises
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Legitimation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌleɡitimaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #16,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Legitimation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Legitimation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌleɡitimaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,213 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Legitimation, with forms such as "elgitimation", "leggitimation", and "legiitmation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Legitimation, spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Nachweis der Berechtigung für etwas, häufig in Form eines Ausweises
- 2Anerkennung der Berechtigung
- 3Anerkennung eines nichtehelichen Kindes als eigenes
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elgitimation,leggitimation,legiitmation,legitiamtion,legitimaiton,legitimatino,legitimationn,legitimatoin,legitimattion,legitimmation,legitimtaion,legitmiation,legittimation,legtiimation,leigtimation,lgeitimation,llegitimation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Legitimation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Legitimation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌleɡitimaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.