Programmcode

[pʁoˈɡʁamˌkoːt]

/[pʁoˈɡʁamˌkoːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Programmcode” is uncommon German (frequency #88,155 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,155
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Menschen lesbare, in einer Programmiersprache geschriebene Anweisungen für ein Computerprogramm

Corpus desk

Index DE-programmcode · Programmcode · German

Programmcode · rank #88,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,155
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH projektiert

Nearest frequency peer: projektiert (+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 „Programmcode“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Programmcode“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Programmcode
PropertyValue
HeadwordProgrammcode
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈɡʁamˌkoːt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#88,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Programmcode“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Programmcodefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „projektiert“ (#88,156), „problematisches“ (#88,153), „Prokrastination“ (#88,157). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Programmcode“ bei #88,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Programmcode is uncommon German at frequency #88,155 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈɡʁamˌkoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Menschen lesbare, in einer Programmiersprache geschriebene Anweisungen für ein Computerprogramm".

Programmcode doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Programmcode, spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-C-O-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Menschen lesbare, in einer Programmiersprache geschriebene Anweisungen für ein Computerprogramm

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Programmcode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zum Erstellen von Programmcode ist meist ein einfacher Texteditor ausreichend, jedoch vereinfachen spezielle integrierte Entwicklungsumgebungen einige Arbeitsschritte.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Programmcode"?
"Programmcode" is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-C-O-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈɡʁamˌkoːt].
What does "Programmcode" mean?
As a noun, "Programmcode" means: von Menschen lesbare, in einer Programmiersprache geschriebene Anweisungen für ein Computerprogramm
How do you pronounce "Programmcode"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Programmcode" is [pʁoˈɡʁamˌkoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Programmcode" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Programmcode", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list