Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counter-password

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter--pass-word
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The response to a password, which identities the person to whom the password is given as the correct contact.

Example Sentences

"All this is the cultural equivalent of spy movies in which the hero must look for a man wearing a green carnation, mumble, “The thrush flies at midnight,” and listen for the counter-password."
"He had rehearsed his own counter-password over and over again throughout that time, as he nervously looked at his watch and wondered what could have gone wrong."
"Give him the password 'Charlton Athletic for the Cup', and he will give the counter-password 'Tottenham Hotspurs for the League'."
"We had an angry dialogue for a couple of minutes and could not establish the password and counter-password."

Etymology

From counter- + password.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counter-passwords (plural) counterpassword (alternative) counter password (alternative)

Questions

What does counter-password mean?: The response to a password, which identities the person to whom the password is given as the correct contact.
Where does counter-password come from?: From counter- + password.

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