Definition
A secret sequence of characters used to verify access to a digital account.
Translations
- English
- password
- Français
- mot de passe
- Türkçe
- şifre
- Polski
- hasło
- Русский
- пароль
- Українська
- пароль
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Passwort
- A2
- Noun
- Technology & Media
- Services & Everyday Tasks
password
/das ˈpasvɔʁt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Passwörter
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- Technology & MediaPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Ein sicheres Passwort schützt das Benutzerkonto.NominativSing.A secure password protects the user account.
- Bitte notiere das Passwort an einem sicheren Ort.AkkusativSing.Please write down the password in a secure place.
- Ich melde mich mit dem Passwort bei meinem Konto an.DativSing.I log in to my account with the password.
- Die Länge des Passworts sollte mindestens zwölf Zeichen betragen.GenitivSing.The password should be at least twelve characters long.
- Sichere Passwörter schützen persönliche Daten.NominativPlur.Secure passwords protect personal data.
- Viele Menschen ändern ihre Passwörter regelmäßig.AkkusativPlur.Many people change their passwords regularly.
- Mit den Passwörtern melden sich die Benutzer bei ihren Konten an.DativPlur.Users log in to their accounts with the passwords.
- Die Sicherheit der Passwörter hängt von ihrer Länge ab.GenitivPlur.The security of passwords depends on their length.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Passwort/ˈpasvɔʁt/
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Article phrase
das Passwort/das ˈpasvɔʁt/
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Plural
Passwörter/ˈpasvœʁtɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Passwort | die Passwörter |
| Akkusativ | das Passwort | die Passwörter |
| Dativ | dem Passwort | den Passwörtern |
| Genitiv | des Passworts | der Passwörter |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationein sicheres Passwort
- Collocationein Passwort eingeben
- Collocationein Passwort vergessen
- Collocationein neues Passwort wählen
- Collocationein Passwort ändern
- Sentence patternDas Passwort schützt das Konto.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymCode
A Code can replace a Passwort, but it also refers to other strings of characters and is not always secret.
- Narrower termZugangscode
A Zugangscode also serves for access, but it may be used only once or assigned by a system.
- Related termBenutzername
Benutzername and Passwort together belong to typical login credentials, but serve different functions.
- Semantically relatedGeheimzahl
A Geheimzahl is a related secret access credential, but consists exclusively of digits.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Passphrase
- Passwortschutz
- Passwortmanager