legitimar

/lɨ.ʒi.ti.ˈmaɾ/

//lɨ.ʒi.ti.ˈmaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“legitimar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,257
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-legitimar · legitimar · Portuguese

legitimar · rank #28,257 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,257
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH listen

Nearest frequency peer: listen (+3 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 “legitimar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “legitimar” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

legitimar vs legítimo
67% similar
legitimar vs legitimado
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for legitimar
PropertyValue
Headwordlegitimar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/lɨ.ʒi.ti.ˈmaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,257
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “legitimar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).legitimarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “listen” (#28,260), “londrino” (#28,263), “Iran” (#28,248). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “legitimar” fica em #28,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around legitimar (IPA /lɨ.ʒi.ti.ˈmaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,257 among 581 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for legitimar, with forms such as "elgitimar", "leggitimar", and "legiitmar". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "legítimo", "legitimado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is legitimar, spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar legítimo
  2. 2
    fazer reconhecer por autêntico um poder, um título etc.
  3. 3
    justificar
  4. 4
    conferir legitimidade a um filho natural por meio do casamento

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nada legitima uma ação má.

Synonyms

autenticarjustificarlegalizarperfilhar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elgitimar
  • leggitimar
  • legiitmar
  • legitiamr
  • legitimarr
  • legitimmar
  • legitimra
  • legitmiar
  • legittimar
  • legtiimar
  • leigtimar
  • lgeitimar
  • llegitimar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elgitimar2leggitimar1legiitmar2legitiamr2legitimarr1legitimmar1legitimra2legitmiar2
Edit distance from "legitimar"

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 "legitimar"?
"legitimar" is spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /lɨ.ʒi.ti.ˈmaɾ/.
What does "legitimar" mean?
As a verb, "legitimar" means: tornar legítimo
What words are commonly confused with "legitimar"?
"legitimar" is commonly confused with "legítimo", "legitimado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "legitimar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legitimar" is /lɨ.ʒi.ti.ˈmaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "legitimar" come from?
"legitimar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list