Codein

[kodeˈiːn]

/[kodeˈiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Codein” is uncommon German (frequency #85,080 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,080
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein im Rohopium enthaltenes Nebenalkaloid des Mohns

Corpus desk

Index DE-codein · Codein · German

Codein · rank #85,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,080
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH computergestü…

Nearest frequency peer: computergestützte (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Codein“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Codein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Codein
PropertyValue
HeadwordCodein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kodeˈiːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Codein“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Codeinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „computergestützte“ (#85,081), „Chorraum“ (#85,077), „chop“ (#85,076). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Codein“ bei #85,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Codein is uncommon German at frequency #85,080 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kodeˈiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein im Rohopium enthaltenes Nebenalkaloid des Mohns".

Codein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Codein, spelled C-O-D-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein im Rohopium enthaltenes Nebenalkaloid des Mohns

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Codein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Phosphorsaures Codein wird besonders als Mittel gegen den Husten verwendet.
  2. Codein wirkt beruhigend und reizmildernd.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Codein"?
"Codein" is spelled C-O-D-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kodeˈiːn].
What does "Codein" mean?
As a noun, "Codein" means: ein im Rohopium enthaltenes Nebenalkaloid des Mohns
How do you pronounce "Codein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Codein" is [kodeˈiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Codein" come from?
"Codein" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Codein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Caches#85,061deadly#85,100bügelt#85,059Deltas#85,106

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list