Dresscode
[ˈdʁɛsˌkoːt]
The verdict
“Dresscode” is uncommon German (frequency #56,061 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,061
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Art der Bekleidung, die für einen bestimmten Anlass vorgeschrieben oder angemessen ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dresscode |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɛsˌkoːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #56,061 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dresscode” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dresscode is uncommon German at frequency #56,061 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁɛsˌkoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dresscode, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dresscode, spelled D-R-E-S-S-C-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1Art der Bekleidung, die für einen bestimmten Anlass vorgeschrieben oder angemessen ist
- 2Ausdruck sozialer Selbsteinschätzung durch Auswahl der Kleidung; das, was man durch die Art seiner Bekleidung der Umwelt gegenüber zum Ausdruck bringen will
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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 “Dresscode”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-E-S-S-C-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʁɛsˌkoːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.