legally binding

adj

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"legally-binding" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“legally binding” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - That is enforceable by law.

Corpus desk

Index EN-legally-binding · legally binding · English

legally binding · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for legally binding
PropertyValue
Headwordlegally binding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “legally binding” sits in English frequency

legally binding falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

legally binding is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for legally binding in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is legally binding, spelled L-E-G-A-L-L-Y- -B-I-N-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    That is enforceable by law.
  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see legally, binding.

This word in other languages

vinculante(Español)rechtsverbindlich(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "legally binding"?
"legally binding" is spelled L-E-G-A-L-L-Y- -B-I-N-D-I-N-G.
What does "legally binding" mean?
As an adjective, "legally binding" means: That is enforceable by law.
What language does "legally binding" come from?
"legally binding" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list