# legitimately

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #18,120

## Definitions
1. In a legitimate manner, properly, fair and square.

## Etymology
From legitimate + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **legitimate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legitimate-vs-legitimately)

## Common misspellings (18)
`elgitimately`, `leggitimately`, `legiitmately`, `legitiamtely`, `legitimaetly`, `legitimatelly`, `legitimatelyy`, `legitimateyl`, `legitimatley`, `legitimattely`, `legitimmately`, `legitimtaely`, `legitmiately`, `legittimately`, `legtiimately`, `leigtimately`, `lgeitimately`, `llegitimately`

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