codified
"codified" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“codified” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #29,973 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #29,973
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - organized; Put in a systematic arrangement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | codified |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “codified” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for codified is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #29,973 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for codified, with forms such as "ccodified", "cdoified", and "coddified". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is codified, spelled C-O-D-I-F-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1organized; Put in a systematic arrangement.
- 2Officially enacted by a governing body.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccodified,cdoified,coddified,codfiied,codifeid,codiffied,codifide,codifiedd,codiifed,coidfied,ocdified
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of codified - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “codified”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-D-I-F-I-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.