# legit

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt/ · frequency rank #7,023

## Definitions
1. A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
2. A legitimate child.

## Etymology
Clipping of legitimate or legitimately.

## Easily confused with
- **let** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-let)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lit)
- **lei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lei)
- **legs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-legs)
- **LGBT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lgbt)
- **Lego** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lego)
- **lent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lent)
- **lest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lest)
- **Levi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-levi)
- **Leia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-leia)
- **Lexi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lexi)
- **light** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-light)
- **limit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-limit)
- **Lewis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lewis)
- **logic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-logic)
- **login** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-login)
- **Lenin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lenin)
- **levin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-levin)
- **Leith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-leith)
- **Lewin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legit-vs-lewin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elgit`, `leggit`, `legitt`, `legti`, `leigt`, `lgeit`, `llegit`

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