Dresscode
[ˈdʁɛsˌkoːt]
The verdict
“Dresscode” is uncommon German (frequency #56,061 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,061
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art der Bekleidung, die für einen bestimmten Anlass vorgeschrieben oder angemessen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-dresscode · Dresscode · German
Dresscode · rank #56,061 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,061
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH drangsaliert
Nearest frequency peer: drangsaliert (-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 „Dresscode“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Dielen
Dielen
43,945 corpus weight
- Doppeldecker
Doppeldecker
43,942 corpus weight
- drangsaliert
drangsaliert
43,941 corpus weight
- Dresscode
Dresscode
43,940 corpus weight
- Druckwelle
Druckwelle
43,939 corpus weight
- duscht
duscht
43,936 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dresscode“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dresscode“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dresscode is uncommon German at frequency #56,061 among 2,764 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dresscode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei gesellschaftlichen Anlässen stellt sich die Frage nach dem Dresscode.
„Mit der Zeit passte ich mich den Bonner Gepflogenheiten und Dresscodes an.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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