toten Code
[ˌtoːtn̩ ˈkoːt]
The verdict
“toten Code” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Akkusativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs toter Code
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | toten Code |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌtoːtn̩ ˈkoːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “toten Code” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for toten Code is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌtoːtn̩ ˈkoːt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for toten Code in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is toten Code, spelled T-O-T-E-N- -C-O-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Akkusativ Singular der starken Deklination des Substantivs toter Code
- 2Dativ Singular der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs toter Code
- 3Akkusativ Singular der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs toter Code
- 4Dativ Singular der gemischten Deklination des Substantivs toter Code
- 5Akkusativ Singular der gemischten Deklination des Substantivs toter Code
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct German spelling is T-O-T-E-N- -C-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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