Codewort
[ˈkoːtˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Codewort” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,095 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #66,095
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vereinbartes Wort, das als nicht allgemein bekanntes Signal für etwas Bestimmtes dient
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Codewort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːtˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #66,095 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Codewort” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Codewort is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoːtˌvɔʁt]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,095 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vereinbartes Wort, das als nicht allgemein bekanntes Signal für etwas Bestimmtes dient".
Zero misspellings are on record for Codewort in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Codewort, spelled C-O-D-E-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1vereinbartes Wort, das als nicht allgemein bekanntes Signal für etwas Bestimmtes dient
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 “Codewort”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-O-D-E-W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkoːtˌvɔʁt] (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
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.