Barcode
[ˈbaːɐ̯koːt]
The verdict
“Barcode” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,743
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - optoelektronisch lesbare Schrift, die aus verschieden breiten, parallelen Strichen und Lücken besteht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Barcode |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaːɐ̯koːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #43,743 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Barcode” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Barcode (IPA [ˈbaːɐ̯koːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,743 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "optoelektronisch lesbare Schrift, die aus verschieden breiten, parallelen Strichen und Lücken besteht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Barcode, with forms such as "abrcode", "bacrode", and "barccode". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Barcode, spelled B-A-R-C-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1optoelektronisch lesbare Schrift, die aus verschieden breiten, parallelen Strichen und Lücken besteht
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abrcode
- bacrode
- barccode
- barcdoe
- barcodde
- barcoed
- barocde
- barrcode
- bbarcode
- bracode
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Barcode - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Barcode”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-A-R-C-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbaːɐ̯koːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.