ungesetzlich

[ˈʊnɡəˌzɛt͡slɪç]

/[ˈʊnɡəˌzɛt͡slɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“ungesetzlich” is uncommon German (frequency #89,719 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,719
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen, gegen ein Gesetz verstoßend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ungesetzlich · ungesetzlich · German

ungesetzlich · rank #89,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,719
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ungenügenden

Nearest frequency peer: ungenügenden (-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 „ungesetzlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ungesetzlich
PropertyValue
Headwordungesetzlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʊnɡəˌzɛt͡slɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ungesetzlich“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ungesetzlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ungenügenden“ (#89,718), „Ungleichgewichte“ (#89,720), „ungenauen“ (#89,717). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ungesetzlich“ bei #89,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ungesetzlich is uncommon German at frequency #89,719 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʊnɡəˌzɛt͡slɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen, gegen ein Gesetz verstoßend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ungesetzlich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ungesetzlich, spelled U-N-G-E-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen, gegen ein Gesetz verstoßend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Es ist ungesetzlich, geschützte Musik aus dem Internet herunterzuladen.

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This word in other languages

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 "ungesetzlich"?
"ungesetzlich" is spelled U-N-G-E-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnɡəˌzɛt͡slɪç].
What does "ungesetzlich" mean?
As an adjective, "ungesetzlich" means: nicht konform mit den geltenden Gesetzen, gegen ein Gesetz verstoßend
How do you pronounce "ungesetzlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ungesetzlich" is [ˈʊnɡəˌzɛt͡slɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ungesetzlich" come from?
"ungesetzlich" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list