légal
French, adjective/le.ɡal/
légal is spelled L-É-G-A-L (5 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,746th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Légal is a French adjective meaning “statutory: having to do with an act of parliament” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Permis par la loi, conforme à la loi”.
What does légal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
statutory: having to do with an act of parliament
- 2
legal, lawful, licit: in accordance with the law
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Permis par la loi, conforme à la loi. 2. Établi par la loi écrite, qui est selon la loi, qui résulte de la loi. 3. Relatif à la loi. 4. Ce qui concerne la loi de Dieu donnée par Moïse.
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 légal
- légale feminine
- légaux masculine plural
- légales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce légal?
- /le.ɡal/
- \le.ɡal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to légal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is légal in French?
légal appears 15 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).