rechtswidrig
German, adjective/ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪç/
rechtswidrig is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-W-I-D-R-I-G (12 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written German, the 15,594th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rechtswidrig is a German adjective meaning “unlawful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen”.
What does rechtswidrig 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
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 rechtswidrig
- rechtswidriger masculine nominative singular
- am rechtswidrigsten superlative
- rechtswidrige feminine nominative singular
- rechtswidriges neuter nominative singular
- rechtswidrigen genitive masculine singular
- rechtswidrigem dative masculine singular
- der rechtswidrige definite includes-article masculine
- die rechtswidrige definite feminine includes-article
- das rechtswidrige definite includes-article neuter
- die rechtswidrigen definite includes-article nominative
- des rechtswidrigen definite genitive includes-article
- der rechtswidrigen definite feminine genitive
- dem rechtswidrigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rechtswidrig?
- /ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪç/
- /-ˌviːdʁɪk/
- [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rechtswidrig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rechtswidrig in German?
rechtswidrig appears 3.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).