legítimo
[leˈxit̪imo]
The verdict
“legítimo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,450 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,450
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que se ajusta a la ley.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | legítimo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [leˈxit̪imo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,450 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “legítimo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for legítimo is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈxit̪imo]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,450 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for legítimo, with forms such as "elgítimo", "leggítimo", and "legtíimo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "legítimos", "legitima", "legitimar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented 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 legítimo, spelled L-E-G-Í-T-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1Que se ajusta a la ley.
- 2Aceptable por razón, sentido común o justicia.
- 3Que se ajusta a la verdad en cualquier sentido.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elgítimo,leggítimo,legtíimo,legíitmo,legítimmo,legítiom,legítmio,legíttimo,leígtimo,lgeítimo,llegítimo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of legítimo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Using “legítimo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-G-Í-T-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leˈxit̪imo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “legítimos” - see the side-by-side comparison. legítimo vs legítimos
- 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.