legalidad

[leɣ̞aliˈð̞að̞]

/[leɣ̞aliˈð̞að̞]/ noun

The verdict

“legalidad” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,015 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,015
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calidad de legal.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

legalidad vs legaliza
78% similar
legalidad vs localidad
78% similar
legalidad vs legalizado
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for legalidad
PropertyValue
Headwordlegalidad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leɣ̞aliˈð̞að̞]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,015
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “legalidad” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). legalidad lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for legalidad is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leɣ̞aliˈð̞að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,015 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Calidad de legal.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for legalidad, with forms such as "elgalidad", "leaglidad", and "legaildad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "legaliza", "localidad", "legalizado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is legalidad, spelled L-E-G-A-L-I-D-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calidad de legal.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elgalidad,leaglidad,legaildad,legaldiad,legaliadd,legalidadd,legalidda,legaliddad,legallidad,leggalidad,leglaidad,lgealidad,llegalidad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of legalidad - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elgalidad2leaglidad2legaildad2legaldiad2legaliadd2legalidadd1legalidda2legaliddad1
Edit distance from "legalidad"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "legalidad"?
"legalidad" is spelled L-E-G-A-L-I-D-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [leɣ̞aliˈð̞að̞].
What does "legalidad" mean?
As a noun, "legalidad" means: Calidad de legal.
What words are commonly confused with "legalidad"?
"legalidad" is commonly confused with "legaliza", "localidad", "legalizado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "legalidad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legalidad" is [leɣ̞aliˈð̞að̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "legalidad" come from?
"legalidad" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “legalidad”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-G-A-L-I-D-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [leɣ̞aliˈð̞að̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “legaliza” - see the side-by-side comparison. legalidad vs legaliza
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list