ilegítimo
Portuguese, adjective/i.leˈʒi.t͡ʃi.mu/
ilegítimo is spelled I-L-E-G-Í-T-I-M-O (9 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,005th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ilegítimo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “illegitimate (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “não legítimo”.
What does ilegítimo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
illegitimate (all senses)
- 2
illegal, unlawful
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. não legítimo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ilegítimo
- ilegítima feminine
- ilegítimos masculine plural
- ilegítimas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ilegítimo?
- Brazil /i.leˈʒi.t͡ʃi.mu/
- Portugal /i.lɨˈʒi.ti.mu/
- Portugal /i.lɨ.ˈʒi.ti.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ilegítimo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ilegítimo in Portuguese?
ilegítimo appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).