Passwort

German

Alternative forms

• Paßwort (pre-1996 orthography)

Etymology

From Pass +‎ Wort. In use since Early Modern German meaning a watchword, for which more commonly Parole or Losung. The contemporary use chiefly after English password.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpasˌvɔrt/, [ˈpasˌvɔʁt], [-ˌvɔɐ̯t], [-ˌvɔːt], [-ˌʋ-]

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Noun

Passwort n (strong, genitive Passwortes or Passworts, plural Passwörter)

1. (chiefly computing) password

Declension

Declension of Passwort [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Passwort	die	Passwörter
genitive	eines	des	Passwortes, Passworts	der	Passwörter
dative	einem	dem	Passwort, Passworte1	den	Passwörtern
accusative	ein	das	Passwort	die	Passwörter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Code
• Codewort
• Geheimwort
• Kennwort
• Losung
• Losungswort
• Parole
• Schlüsselwort
• Zugangscode

 

Derived terms

• Benutzerpasswort
• Boot-Passwort
• Einmalpasswort, Einmal-Passwort
• Passwortabfrage
• passwortgeschützt
• Passwortschutz
• Passwortsicherheit
• Passwortstärke
• Passwortwiederherstellung
• Zugangspasswort

 

Further reading

• “Passwort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Passwort” in Duden online