Rechtswidrigkeit
German, noun/ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪçkaɪ̯t/
Rechtswidrigkeit is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-W-I-D-R-I-G-K-E-I-T (16 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rechtswidrigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “unlawfulness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unvereinbarkeit der Handlung mit der Rechtsordnung; das Rechtswidrigsein”.
What does Rechtswidrigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineunlawfulness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unvereinbarkeit der Handlung mit der Rechtsordnung; das Rechtswidrigsein
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 Rechtswidrigkeit
- Rechtswidrigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rechtswidrigkeit?
- /ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rechtswidrigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rechtswidrigkeit in German?
Rechtswidrigkeit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).