Legitimität
German, noun[ˌleɡitimiˈtɛːt]
Legitimität is spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-I-T-Ä-T (11 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 25,090th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Legitimität is a German feminine noun meaning “legitimacy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft, anerkennungswürdig (legitim) zu sein, weil gewisse moralische, aber auch gesetzliche Normen und…”.
What does Legitimität mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelegitimacy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft, anerkennungswürdig (legitim) zu sein, weil gewisse moralische, aber auch gesetzliche Normen und Wertvorstellungen eingehalten sind
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 Legitimität
- Legitimitäten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Legitimität?
- [ˌleɡitimiˈtɛːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Legitimität
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Legitimität in German?
Legitimität appears 1.9 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).