gesetzwidrig
German, adjective/ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌviːdʁɪç/
gesetzwidrig is spelled G-E-S-E-T-Z-W-I-D-R-I-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gesetzwidrig is a German adjective meaning “unlawful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen, gegen ein Gesetz verstoßend”.
What does gesetzwidrig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unlawful
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen, gegen ein Gesetz verstoßend
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 gesetzwidrig
- gesetzwidriger masculine nominative singular
- am gesetzwidrigsten superlative
- gesetzwidrige feminine nominative singular
- gesetzwidriges neuter nominative singular
- gesetzwidrigen genitive masculine singular
- gesetzwidrigem dative masculine singular
- der gesetzwidrige definite includes-article masculine
- die gesetzwidrige definite feminine includes-article
- das gesetzwidrige definite includes-article neuter
- die gesetzwidrigen definite includes-article nominative
- des gesetzwidrigen definite genitive includes-article
- der gesetzwidrigen definite feminine genitive
- dem gesetzwidrigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gesetzwidrig?
- /ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌviːdʁɪç/
- /-ˌviːdʁɪk/
- [ɡəˈzɛt͡sˌviːdʁɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gesetzwidrig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gesetzwidrig in German?
gesetzwidrig appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).