Strichcode
[ˈʃtʁɪçˌkoːt]
The verdict
“Strichcode” is uncommon German (frequency #99,142 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,142
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - optoelektronisch lesbare Schrift, die aus verschieden breiten, parallelen Strichen und Lücken besteht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Strichcode |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁɪçˌkoːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #99,142 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Strichcode” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Strichcode is uncommon German at frequency #99,142 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɪçˌkoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "optoelektronisch lesbare Schrift, die aus verschieden breiten, parallelen Strichen und Lücken besteht".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Strichcode, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Strichcode, spelled S-T-R-I-C-H-C-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1optoelektronisch lesbare Schrift, die aus verschieden breiten, parallelen Strichen und Lücken besteht
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 "Strichcode"?
What does "Strichcode" mean?
How do you pronounce "Strichcode"?
What language does "Strichcode" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Strichcode”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-I-C-H-C-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtʁɪçˌkoːt] (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.