How to Pronounce “legitimate

word

/ləˈdʒɪtɪmɪt/
luh-JI-ti-mit
/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt/
li-JI-ti-mit

IPA Transcription

American English

/ləˈdʒɪtɪmɪt/

British English

/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

luh-JI-ti-mit

UK

li-JI-ti-mit

Listen in Context

The website looks legitimate to me.

This is a legitimate business with a real office.

She has a legitimate reason to be upset.

At first I thought it was a scam, but it turned out to be legitimate.