Faustrecht
German, noun/ˈfaʊ̯stˌʁɛçt/
Faustrecht is spelled F-A-U-S-T-R-E-C-H-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 134,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faustrecht is a German neuter noun meaning “club law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, in dem jemand sein Recht selbst in die Hand nimmt und – gegebenenfalls gewaltsam – durchsetzt”.
What does Faustrecht mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterclub law
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, in dem jemand sein Recht selbst in die Hand nimmt und – gegebenenfalls gewaltsam – durchsetzt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Faustrecht
- Faustrechtes genitive
- Faustrechts genitive
- Faustrechte dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Faustrecht?
- /ˈfaʊ̯stˌʁɛçt/
- [ˈfaʊ̯stˌʁɛçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Faustrecht in German?
Faustrecht appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).