codebreaking
noun
codebreaking is spelled C-O-D-E-B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, codebreaking means “The decipherment of a code” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in codebreaking?
| Letters | 12: C-O-D-E-B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is codebreaking?
Codebreaking appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does codebreaking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The decipherment of a code.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does codebreaking come from?
From code + breaking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).