Chiffre
German, noun/ˈʃɪf.ʁə/
Chiffre is spelled C-H-I-F-F-R-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chiffre is a German feminine noun meaning “cipher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeichen einer Geheimschrift”.
What does Chiffre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecipher
- 2
femininebox number
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeichen einer Geheimschrift 2. Wort mit einer verschlüsselten Bedeutung 3. eine Nummer, die anstelle des Namens des Inserenten unter einer Anzeige steht und die bei der Antwort an die Zeitung angegeben wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Chiffre
- Chiffren plural
- Chiffres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Chiffre?
- /ˈʃɪf.ʁə/
- /ˈʃɪ.fɐ/
- [ˈʃɪfʁə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Chiffre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Chiffre in German?
Chiffre appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).