Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legitimizing

/lɪdʒˈɪtəmˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
le-git-imiz-ing
IPA
/lɪdʒˈɪtəmˌaɪzɪŋ/
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of legitimize

Questions

How do you pronounce legitimizing?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪdʒˈɪtəmˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does legitimizing mean?
present participle and gerund of legitimize

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