# legality vs legalize

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### legality
*noun · IPA /liˈɡælɪti/ · frequency rank #17,886*
Lawfulness.

### legalize
*verb · IPA /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ · frequency rank #20,688*
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legality-vs-legalize