# legitimar vs legítimo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### legitimar
*verb · IPA [lexit̪iˈmaɾ] · frequency rank #24,547*
Transformar algo en legítimo.

### legítimo
*adjective · IPA [leˈxit̪imo] · frequency rank #7,450*
Que se ajusta a la ley.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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