legitimation
/lɪdʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/noun
legitimation is spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, legitimation means “The process of making or declaring a person legitimate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of legitimation is legitimations.
How many letters and syllables are in legitimation?
| Letters | 12: L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is legitimation?
Legitimation appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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).
How do you pronounce legitimation?
- UK /lɪdʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-legitimation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with legitimation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as legitimation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/, British pronunciation):
- migration
- authentication
- remediation
- implantation
- dislocation
- congratulation
- transmutation
- prorogation
- financialization
- intercommunication
- profanation
- axiomatization
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of legitimation
- legitimations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does legitimation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of making or declaring a person legitimate.
- 2
obsoleteLegitimacy.
- 3
The act of establishing something as lawful; authorization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Legitimation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of legitimizing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | légitimation |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does legitimation come from?
From Middle English legittimacion, from Middle French legitimacion and its etymon, Medieval Latin lēgitimātiō, lēgitimātiōnem, from lēgitimāre (“to legitimate”), from Latin lēgitimus. By surface analysis, legitimate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).