Codierung
[koˈdiːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Codierung” is uncommon German (frequency #56,039 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,039
- frequency rank, German
- 20,081
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verschlüsselung von Botschaften mit Hilfe eines Codes; Abfassung einer Botschaft in einem bestimmten Code.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Codierung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈdiːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #56,039 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Codierung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Codierung is uncommon German at frequency #56,039 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈdiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Codierung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Codierung, spelled C-O-D-I-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Verschlüsselung von Botschaften mit Hilfe eines Codes; Abfassung einer Botschaft in einem bestimmten Code.
- 2Teil eines Kommunikationsmodells: Prozess der Versprachlichung einer Nachricht auf allen sprachlichen Ebenen (phonetisch/ phonologisch, grammatisch, semantisch) durch den Sprecher oder Schreiber; Umsetzung dessen, was er ausdrücken will, in sprachliche Formen.
- 3die Zuordnung von Bitkombinationen zu den Zeichen eines Alphabets/Zeichenvorrates
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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 “Codierung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-O-D-I-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.