password

[ˈpaːsˌwɜːd]

/[ˈpaːsˌwɜːd]/ noun

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The verdict

“password” is uncommon German (frequency #89,401 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,401
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geheimes Wort oder geheime Abfolge von Schriftzeichen, um einen Computer benutzen zu können

Key facts for password
PropertyValue
Headwordpassword
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaːsˌwɜːd]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,401
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “password” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). password lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

password is uncommon German at frequency #89,401 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaːsˌwɜːd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

password doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is password, spelled P-A-S-S-W-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    geheimes Wort oder geheime Abfolge von Schriftzeichen, um einen Computer benutzen zu können
  2. 2
    geheimes Wort oder geheimer Satz, um einen Wächter passieren zu dürfen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "password"?
"password" is spelled P-A-S-S-W-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaːsˌwɜːd].
What does "password" mean?
As a noun, "password" means: geheimes Wort oder geheime Abfolge von Schriftzeichen, um einen Computer benutzen zu können
How do you pronounce "password"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "password" is [ˈpaːsˌwɜːd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "password" come from?
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Using “password”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-S-S-W-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpaːsˌwɜːd] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list