rule of law
"rule-of-law" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rule of law” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rule of law |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rule of law” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rule of law is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rule of law, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is rule of law, spelled R-U-L-E- -O-F- -L-A-W.
Definition
- 1The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.
- 2The maxim whereby governmental decisions are made by applying known legal principles.
- 3Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rule, law.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “rule of law”
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- The one correct English spelling is R-U-L-E- -O-F- -L-A-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.