passcode
noun
passcode is spelled P-A-S-S-C-O-D-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, passcode means “A string of characters used for authentication on a digital device” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of passcode is passcodes.
How many letters and syllables are in passcode?
| Letters | 8: P-A-S-S-C-O-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 passcode?
Passcode appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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).
How do you pronounce passcode?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-passcode.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of passcode
- passcodes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does passcode mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A string of characters used for authentication on a digital device.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Passcode in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense string of characters used for authentication on a digital device:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Passcode |
| Portuguese | senha de acesso, palavra-passe, palavra-chave |
| Spanish | clave, bitacora |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does passcode come from?
From pass + code.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).