rechtlos
German, adjective[ˈʁɛçtˌloːs]
rechtlos is spelled R-E-C-H-T-L-O-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rechtlos is a German adjective meaning “deprived of civil rights” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Rechte, keine Rechte besitzend”.
What does rechtlos mean in English?
adjective
- 1
deprived of civil rights
- 2
lawless
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne Rechte, keine Rechte besitzend 2. ohne Gesetze, gesetzlos
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 rechtlos
- rechtloser masculine nominative singular
- am rechtlosesten superlative
- rechtlose feminine nominative singular
- rechtloses neuter nominative singular
- rechtlosen genitive masculine singular
- rechtlosem dative masculine singular
- der rechtlose definite includes-article masculine
- die rechtlose definite feminine includes-article
- das rechtlose definite includes-article neuter
- die rechtlosen definite includes-article nominative
- des rechtlosen definite genitive includes-article
- der rechtlosen definite feminine genitive
- dem rechtlosen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rechtlos?
- [ˈʁɛçtˌloːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rechtlos in German?
rechtlos appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).