legitimidade

/lɨ.ʒi.ti.mi.ˈda.dɨ/

//lɨ.ʒi.ti.mi.ˈda.dɨ// noun

The verdict

“legitimidade” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,031. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,031
frequency rank, Portuguese
581
“L” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade do que é legítimo

Corpus desk

Index PT-legitimidade · legitimidade · Portuguese

legitimidade · rank #10,031 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,031
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 581
  • PHOTO-FINISH ki

Nearest frequency peer: ki (-2 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 “legitimidade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “legitimidade” 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 legitimidade
PropertyValue
Headwordlegitimidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/lɨ.ʒi.ti.mi.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#10,031
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “legitimidade”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.legitimidadecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ki” (#10,029), “joan” (#10,027), “irlandês” (#10,025). Entre 581 lemas com “L”, “legitimidade” fica em #10,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around legitimidade (IPA /lɨ.ʒi.ti.mi.ˈda.dɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,031 among 581 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "qualidade do que é legítimo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for legitimidade, with forms such as "elgitimidade", "leggitimidade", and "legiitmidade". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is legitimidade, spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade do que é legítimo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Os pensadores

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elgitimidade
  • leggitimidade
  • legiitmidade
  • legitiimdade
  • legitimdiade
  • legitimiadde
  • legitimidadde
  • legitimidaed
  • legitimiddade
  • legitimiddae
  • legitimmidade
  • legitmiidade
  • legittimidade
  • legtiimidade
  • leigtimidade
  • lgeitimidade
  • llegitimidade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of legitimidade - 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.

elgitimidade2leggitimidade1legiitmidade2legitiimdade2legitimdiade2legitimiadde2legitimidadde1legitimidaed2
Edit distance from "legitimidade"

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 "legitimidade"?
"legitimidade" is spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /lɨ.ʒi.ti.mi.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "legitimidade" mean?
As a noun, "legitimidade" means: qualidade do que é legítimo
What are common misspellings of "legitimidade"?
Common misspellings include "elgitimidade", "leggitimidade", "legiitmidade", "legitiimdade", "legitimdiade". The correct spelling is "legitimidade".
How do you pronounce "legitimidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "legitimidade" is /lɨ.ʒi.ti.mi.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "legitimidade" come from?
"legitimidade" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list