delegitimise
verb
delegitimise is spelled D-E-L-E-G-I-T-I-M-I-S-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, delegitimise means “Alternative spelling of delegitimize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in delegitimise?
| Letters | 12: D-E-L-E-G-I-T-I-M-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is delegitimise?
Delegitimise appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of delegitimise
- delegitimises present, singular, he/she/it
- delegitimising participle, present
- delegitimised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delegitimise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of delegitimize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does delegitimise come from?
From de- + legitimise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).