Illegalität

[ɪleɡaliˈtɛːt]

/[ɪleɡaliˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Illegalität” is uncommon German (frequency #51,427 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,427
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Plural: Zustand der Ungesetzlichkeit, der mangelnden Rechtmäßigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-illegalitat · Illegalität · German

Illegalität · rank #51,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,427
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH illusorisch

Nearest frequency peer: illusorisch (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Illegalität“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Illegalität“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Illegalität
PropertyValue
HeadwordIllegalität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪleɡaliˈtɛːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Illegalität“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Illegalitätfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „illusorisch“ (#51,428), „iba“ (#51,425), „illustre“ (#51,429). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Illegalität“ bei #51,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Illegalität is uncommon German at frequency #51,427 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪleɡaliˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Illegalität, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Illegalität, spelled I-L-L-E-G-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Plural: Zustand der Ungesetzlichkeit, der mangelnden Rechtmäßigkeit
  2. 2
    einzelne nicht rechtmäßige Gegebenheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Illegalität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Es läuft ja sogar jetzt noch, sonst hätte ich diese Illegalität überhaupt nicht finanzieren können.“
  2. „Schon in der ersten Woche der Illegalität waren Cesar und Roman Bertini dabei, in völliger Dunkelheit, nur mit den Fingerkuppen Figuren und Partieverlauf abtastend, Schach zu spielen.“

Antonyms

LegalitätRechtmäßigkeit

This word in other languages

illegality(English)illégalité(Français)ilegalidade(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Illegalität"?
"Illegalität" is spelled I-L-L-E-G-A-L-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪleɡaliˈtɛːt].
What does "Illegalität" mean?
As a noun, "Illegalität" means: ohne Plural: Zustand der Ungesetzlichkeit, der mangelnden Rechtmäßigkeit
How do you pronounce "Illegalität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Illegalität" is [ɪleɡaliˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Illegalität" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Illegalität", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

illusorisch#51,428hundertsten#51,421hinzuziehen#51,413hingekommen#51,411

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list