비밀번호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 秘密 (“secret”) + 番號 (“number”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)miɭbʌ̹nβo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)밀번호]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bimilbeonho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bimilbeonho
McCune–Reischauer?pimilbŏnho
Yale Romanization?pīmil.pen.ho

Noun

비밀번호 • (bimilbeonho) (hanja 秘密番號)

  1. password
    Synonyms: (colloquial) 비번 (bibeon), (North Korean) 통과암호 (tonggwaamho)

Usage notes
2015 study by the National Institute of the Korean Language
Would you say 비밀번호 (bimilbeonho) or 비번 (bibeon) for "password"?
Age cohort16 to 2526 to 3536 to 4546 to 5556 to 6565 or above
비밀번호 (bimilbeonho) 27 respondents
(39%)		23 respondents
(40%)		19 respondents
(42%)		39 respondents
(61%)		20 respondents
(87%)		49 respondents
(90%)
비번 (bibeon) 42 respondents
(61%)		34 respondents
(60%)		14 respondents
(58%)		25 respondents
(39%)		1 respondents
(4%)		3 respondents
(6%)
Other 0 respondents0 respondents0 respondents0 respondent2 respondents2 respondents
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