gesetzeswidrig
[ɡəˈzɛt͡səsˌviːdʁɪç]
The verdict
“gesetzeswidrig” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen, gegen ein Gesetz verstoßend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gesetzeswidrig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈzɛt͡səsˌviːdʁɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gesetzeswidrig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gesetzeswidrig is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈzɛt͡səsˌviːdʁɪç]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen, gegen ein Gesetz verstoßend".
No misspelling variants are generated for gesetzeswidrig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gesetzeswidrig, spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z-E-S-W-I-D-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen, gegen ein Gesetz verstoßend
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gesetzeswidrig”
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- The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-E-T-Z-E-S-W-I-D-R-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.