legitimer

[leɡiˈtiːmɐ]

/[leɡiˈtiːmɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“legitimer” is uncommon German (frequency #59,845 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,845
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legitim

Key facts for legitimer
PropertyValue
Headwordlegitimer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[leɡiˈtiːmɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,845
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “legitimer” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). legitimer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

legitimer is uncommon German at frequency #59,845 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [leɡiˈtiːmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

legitimer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is legitimer, spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legitim
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legitim
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legitim
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legitim
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legitim

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "legitimer"?
"legitimer" is spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [leɡiˈtiːmɐ].
What does "legitimer" mean?
As an adjective, "legitimer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs legitim
How do you pronounce "legitimer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legitimer" is [leɡiˈtiːmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "legitimer" come from?
"legitimer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “legitimer”

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-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [leɡiˈtiːmɐ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list