dress code
"dress-code" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dress code” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A formal specification of acceptable attire for a specific event or location.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dress-code · dress code · English
dress code · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dress code |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dress code” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dress code is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A formal specification of acceptable attire for a specific event or location.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dress code, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is dress code, spelled D-R-E-S-S- -C-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1A formal specification of acceptable attire for a specific event or location.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dress code appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The dress code for the funeral said dark - meaning white shirt, black suit, with a black necktie (no bowties permitted.)
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.