# legitimar vs legítimo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### legitimar
*verb · IPA /lɨ.ʒi.ti.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #28,257*
tornar legítimo

### legítimo
*adjective · frequency rank #8,355*
de acordo com a lei; legal

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/legitimar-vs-legitimo