Synonyms for password
Definitions
- n. 1
A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word but nowadays often an alphanumeric string or a phrase.
A strong password has a mixture of lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.
Related words
- Word family
- passphrase
Forms
- Plural
- passwords → watchwords, words, countersigns, underwords…
Example sentences
- token Take this ring as a token of my love and fidelity.
- passcode Sami's phone doesn't have a passcode.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| password | rising | |
| countersign | falling | |
| token | steady | |
| passcode | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pwd
- 4 letters
- word1, pass1
- 5 letters
- token2, pword
- 6 letters
- parole2
- 7 letters
- passkey
- 8 letters
- passcode
- 9 letters
- watchword2, underword
- 11 letters
- countersign
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (token2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mot de passe
- Italiano
- password
- Español
- contraseña
- Deutsch
- Passwort
- Català
- contrasenya