Legitimation
German, noun[ˌle.ɡi.ti.maˈt͡si̯oːn]
Legitimation is spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 16,125th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Legitimation is a German feminine noun meaning “mandate (the authority to do something or to act)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nachweis der Berechtigung für etwas, häufig in Form eines Ausweises”.
What does Legitimation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemandate (the authority to do something or to act)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nachweis der Berechtigung für etwas, häufig in Form eines Ausweises 2. Anerkennung der Berechtigung 3. Anerkennung eines nichtehelichen Kindes als eigenes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Legitimation
- Legitimationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Legitimation?
- [ˌle.ɡi.ti.maˈt͡si̯oːn]
- [ˌleɡitimaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Legitimation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Legitimation in German?
Legitimation appears 3.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).