lawbreaking
"lawbreaking" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lawbreaking” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unlawful; illegal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lawbreaking · lawbreaking · English
lawbreaking · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lawbreaking |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lawbreaking” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lawbreaking is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unlawful; illegal.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lawbreaking, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From law + breaking. The correct English form is lawbreaking, spelled L-A-W-B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1unlawful; illegal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lawbreaking appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We have a place for lawbreaking citizens like you.
To make this penalty hang like a Sword of Damocles over every lawbreaking alien apprehended in this country
Etymology
From law + breaking.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.