illégal
French, adjective/i.le.ɡal/
illégal is spelled I-L-L-É-G-A-L (7 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,071st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Illégal is a French adjective meaning “illegal; not permitted by law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est contre la loi, qui ne respecte pas la loi”.
What does illégal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
illegal; not permitted by law
certains juristes avancent que le caractère illégal d’un mariage religieux non précédé d’un mariage civil serait discutable.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est contre la loi, qui ne respecte pas la loi.
noun: 1. Espion.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of illégal
- illégale feminine
- illégaux masculine plural
- illégales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce illégal?
- /i.le.ɡal/
- \i.le.ɡal\
- \i.le.gal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to illégal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is illégal in French?
illégal appears 11 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).