legit

\lə.ˈdʒɪt\

/\lə.ˈdʒɪt\/ adj

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The verdict

“legit” is uncommon French (frequency #60,921 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,921
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-legit · legit · French

legit · rank #60,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,921
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH letizia

Nearest frequency peer: letizia (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « legit »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « legit » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for legit
PropertyValue
Headwordlegit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\lə.ˈdʒɪt\
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « legit » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).legittombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « letizia » (#60,922), « leal » (#60,919), « liars » (#60,923). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « legit » est au #60,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

legit is uncommon French at frequency #60,921 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \lə.ˈdʒɪt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Légitime.".

legit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is legit, spelled L-E-G-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Légitime.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "legit"?
"legit" is spelled L-E-G-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.ˈdʒɪt\.
What does "legit" mean?
As an adjective, "legit" means: Légitime.
How do you pronounce "legit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legit" is \lə.ˈdʒɪt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "legit" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

liars#60,923Lilou#60,924lises#60,927Klimt#60,902

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list