passphrase
noun
passphrase is spelled P-A-S-S-P-H-R-A-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, passphrase means “A password that comprises a whole phrase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of passphrase is passphrases.
How many letters and syllables are in passphrase?
| Letters | 10: P-A-S-S-P-H-R-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 passphrase?
Passphrase appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 passphrase?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-passphrase.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of passphrase
- passphrases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does passphrase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A password that comprises a whole phrase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Passphrase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense computing: a password that comprises a whole phrase:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phrase de passe, phrase secrète |
| Portuguese | frase-senha, frase-chave, frase-passe |
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 passphrase come from?
From pass + phrase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).