gesetzlos
[ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌloːs]
The verdict
“gesetzlos” 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - frei von Gesetzen, Gesetze missachtend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gesetzlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌloːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gesetzlos” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gesetzlos is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌloːs]. 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: "frei von Gesetzen, Gesetze missachtend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gesetzlos, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gesetzlos, spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1frei von Gesetzen, Gesetze missachtend
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.
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Using “gesetzlos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-S-E-T-Z-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌloːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.