Gesetzlichkeit
[ɡəˈzɛt͡slɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Gesetzlichkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Befolgung erlassener Gesetze
Corpus desk
Index DE-gesetzlichkeit · Gesetzlichkeit · German
Gesetzlichkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gesetzlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈzɛt͡slɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gesetzlichkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gesetzlichkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈzɛt͡slɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Gesetzlichkeit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gesetzlichkeit, spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Befolgung erlassener Gesetze
- 2Eigenschaft, gesetzlich zu sein/einem Gesetz (zum Beispiel einem Naturgesetz) gemäß zu geschehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gesetzlichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Weil das so ist, gelangt die Sprachwissenschaft, wenn sie den Gründen, aktuellen Tendenzen und allgmeinen Gesetzlichkeiten der Sprachentwicklung nachgeht, vielfach zu anderen Schlüssen als die Sprachkritik, die jene Einzelheiten eher punktuell ins Visier nimmt.“
This word in other languages
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.