legítimos

[leˈxit̪imos]

/[leˈxit̪imos]/ adj

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The verdict

“legítimos” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,139
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del masculino plural de legítimo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-legitimos · legítimos · Spanish

legítimos · rank #15,139 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,139
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH last

Nearest frequency peer: last (-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 “legítimos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “legítimos” 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).

legítimos vs legítimo
89% similar
legítimos vs legitima
67% similar
legítimos vs legitimar
67% similar

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

Key facts for legítimos
PropertyValue
Headwordlegítimos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[leˈxit̪imos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,139
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “legítimos”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.legítimoscae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “last” (#15,138), “ligados” (#15,140), “laptop” (#15,137). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “legítimos” va en #15,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around legítimos (IPA [leˈxit̪imos]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,139 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del masculino plural de legítimo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for legítimos, with forms such as "elgítimos", "leggítimos", and "legtíimos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "legítimo", "legitima", "legitimar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is legítimos, spelled L-E-G-Í-T-I-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del masculino plural de legítimo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elgítimos
  • leggítimos
  • legtíimos
  • legíitmos
  • legítimmos
  • legítimoss
  • legítimso
  • legítioms
  • legítmios
  • legíttimos
  • leígtimos
  • lgeítimos
  • llegítimos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of legítimos - 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.

elgítimos2leggítimos1legtíimos2legíitmos2legítimmos1legítimoss1legítimso2legítioms2
Edit distance from "legítimos"

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 "legítimos"?
"legítimos" is spelled L-E-G-Í-T-I-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈxit̪imos].
What does "legítimos" mean?
As an adjective, "legítimos" means: Forma del masculino plural de legítimo.
What words are commonly confused with "legítimos"?
"legítimos" is commonly confused with "legítimo", "legitima", "legitimar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "legítimos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legítimos" is [leˈxit̪imos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "legítimos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

inaugurado13 variantsnerviosos13 variantsgenitales13 variantsfundadora13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list