licitude
/li.siˈtu.d͡ʒi/
The verdict
“licitude” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se de toda conduta permitida pela lei, ou que a lei não proíba; aquilo que é lícito
Corpus desk
Index PT-licitude · licitude · Portuguese
licitude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | licitude |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /li.siˈtu.d͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “licitude” em português
Rare enough to double-check
licitude is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /li.siˈtu.d͡ʒi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for licitude, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is licitude, spelled L-I-C-I-T-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1diz-se de toda conduta permitida pela lei, ou que a lei não proíba; aquilo que é lícito
- 2todo ato realizado de acordo com a prescrição da lei ou em conformidade com o direito
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how licitude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"...A análise sobre a licitude (ou não) do ato e suas consequências são convertidas em indenização financeira em favor da parte que resultar inocente do julgamento", explica o advogado.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.