legalização
/lɨ.ɡɐ.li.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“legalização” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #8,215 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,215
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de legalizar
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 | legalização |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /lɨ.ɡɐ.li.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #8,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “legalização” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for legalização is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /lɨ.ɡɐ.li.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,215 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ato ou efeito de legalizar".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for legalização, with forms such as "elgalização", "leaglização", and "legailzação". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "localização", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is legalização, spelled L-E-G-A-L-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ato ou efeito de legalizar
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elgalização,leaglização,legailzação,legaliazção,legalizaãço,legalizaçoã,legalizzação,legalizçaão,legallização,legalziação,leggalização,leglaização,lgealização,llegalização
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of legalização - 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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “legalização”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is L-E-G-A-L-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /lɨ.ɡɐ.li.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “localização” - see the side-by-side comparison. legalização vs localização
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.