legitimamente

adv

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The verdict

“legitimamente” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,850. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,850
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de modo legítimo

Corpus desk

Index PT-legitimamente · legitimamente · Portuguese

legitimamente · rank #31,850 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,850
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH kiwi

Nearest frequency peer: kiwi (-6 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “legitimamente”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “legitimamente” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for legitimamente
PropertyValue
Headwordlegitimamente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters13
Frequency rank#31,850
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “legitimamente”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).legitimamentecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “kiwi” (#31,844), “kia” (#31,842), “lucidez” (#31,859). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “legitimamente” fica em #31,850. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around legitimamente, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #31,850 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "de modo legítimo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for legitimamente, with forms such as "elgitimamente", "leggitimamente", and "legiitmamente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is legitimamente, spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    de modo legítimo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how legitimamente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Ele foi legitimamente eleito para o cargo, respeitando todas as normas democráticas.»

This word in other languages

legitimately(English)légitimement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elgitimamente
  • leggitimamente
  • legiitmamente
  • legitiammente
  • legitimaemnte
  • legitimamenet
  • legitimamennte
  • legitimamentte
  • legitimametne
  • legitimammente
  • legitimamnete
  • legitimmaente
  • legitimmamente
  • legitmiamente
  • legittimamente
  • legtiimamente
  • leigtimamente
  • lgeitimamente
  • llegitimamente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of legitimamente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elgitimamente2leggitimamente1legiitmamente2legitiammente2legitimaemnte2legitimamenet2legitimamennte1legitimamentte1
Edit distance from "legitimamente"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "legitimamente"?
"legitimamente" is spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-M-E-N-T-E.
What does "legitimamente" mean?
As an adverb, "legitimamente" means: de modo legítimo
What are common misspellings of "legitimamente"?
Common misspellings include "elgitimamente", "leggitimamente", "legiitmamente", "legitiammente", "legitimaemnte". The correct spelling is "legitimamente".
What language does "legitimamente" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

microbiologia#31,872pacientemente#31,908receptividade#31,940desintegração#31,730

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

sobrecarregado19 variantsestreitamente19 variantsresumidamente19 variantssubjetividade19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list