Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legitimized

/lɪdʒˈɪtəmˌaɪzd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
le-git-imized
IPA
/lɪdʒˈɪtəmˌaɪzd/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

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How do you pronounce legitimized?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪdʒˈɪtəmˌaɪzd/.
What does legitimized mean?
simple past and past participle of legitimize

How to pronounce legitimized

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/lɪdʒˈɪtəmˌaɪzd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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