codex

/[kɔ.dɛks]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,248

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

codex is aGermannoun. It means: Arzneibuch, Kodex Pronounced [kɔ.dɛks]. Often confused with cox and come.

Key facts for codex
PropertyValue
Headwordcodex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔ.dɛks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,248
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of codex in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for codex is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔ.dɛks]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,248 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Arzneibuch, Kodex".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for codex, with forms such as "ccodex", "cdoex", and "coddex". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "cox", "come", "core", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is codex, spelled C-O-D-E-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arzneibuch, Kodex

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccodex,cdoex,coddex,codexx,codxe,coedx,ocdex

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for codex

Misspelling Variants of "codex"

ccodex6cdoex5coddex6codexx6codxe5coedx5ocdex5
Misspelling Variants of "codex"

Frequency rank: #17,248 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "codex"?
"codex" is spelled C-O-D-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔ.dɛks].
What does "codex" mean?
As a noun, "codex" means: Arzneibuch, Kodex
What words are commonly confused with "codex"?
"codex" is commonly confused with "cox", "come", "core". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "codex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "codex" is [kɔ.dɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "codex" come from?
"codex" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.