legitimado

[lexit̪iˈmað̞o]

/[lexit̪iˈmað̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“legitimado” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,286. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,286
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de legitimar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-legitimado · legitimado · Spanish

legitimado · rank #44,286 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,286
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH legaliza

Nearest frequency peer: legaliza (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “legitimado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “legitimado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

legitimado vs legítimo
70% similar
legitimado vs legitimar
80% similar
legitimado vs legitima
80% similar

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

Key facts for legitimado
PropertyValue
Headwordlegitimado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[lexit̪iˈmað̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,286
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “legitimado”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).legitimadocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “legaliza” (#44,285), “leímos” (#44,287), “leed” (#44,284). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “legitimado” va en #44,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around legitimado (IPA [lexit̪iˈmað̞o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,286 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participio de legitimar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for legitimado, with forms such as "elgitimado", "leggitimado", and "legiitmado". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "legítimo", "legitimar", "legitima", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is legitimado, spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de legitimar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elgitimado
  • leggitimado
  • legiitmado
  • legitiamdo
  • legitimaddo
  • legitimaod
  • legitimdao
  • legitimmado
  • legitmiado
  • legittimado
  • legtiimado
  • leigtimado
  • lgeitimado
  • llegitimado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of legitimado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elgitimado2leggitimado1legiitmado2legitiamdo2legitimaddo1legitimaod2legitimdao2legitimmado1
Edit distance from "legitimado"

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 "legitimado"?
"legitimado" is spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [lexit̪iˈmað̞o].
What does "legitimado" mean?
As a verb, "legitimado" means: Participio de legitimar.
What words are commonly confused with "legitimado"?
"legitimado" is commonly confused with "legítimo", "legitimar", "legitima". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "legitimado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legitimado" is [lexit̪iˈmað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "legitimado" come from?
"legitimado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "legitimado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list