Ehrenkodex
[ˈeːʁənˌkoːdɛks]
The verdict
“Ehrenkodex” is uncommon German (frequency #63,247 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,247
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Gesamtheit der in einer Gemeinschaft maßgebenden Vorschriften, um die Ehre zu bewahren oder wiederherzustellen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ehrenkodex |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːʁənˌkoːdɛks] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #63,247 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ehrenkodex” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ehrenkodex is uncommon German at frequency #63,247 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːʁənˌkoːdɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Gesamtheit der in einer Gemeinschaft maßgebenden Vorschriften, um die Ehre zu bewahren oder wiederherzustellen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ehrenkodex 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ehrenkodex, spelled E-H-R-E-N-K-O-D-E-X.
Definition
- 1die Gesamtheit der in einer Gemeinschaft maßgebenden Vorschriften, um die Ehre zu bewahren oder wiederherzustellen
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 “Ehrenkodex”
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- The one correct German spelling is E-H-R-E-N-K-O-D-E-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.