Which to use
“Cafés” and “Codes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,661
- “Cafés” frequency rank
- #11,027
- “Codes” frequency rank
- 27688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cafés | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Café | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Code |
Where the eye mixes Cafés and Codes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Cafés vs Codes
A purely visual mix-up. Cafés ([kaˈfeːs]) and Codes ([koːt͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cafés is recorded at frequency rank #16,661, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈfeːs]. Codes is at rank #11,027, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koːt͡s].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27688, this pair ranks #1,797,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Cafés vs Codes
Shared letters: cs. Private to "Cafés": afé. Private to "Codes": deo.
"Cafés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Codes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Codes ← ccodes · cdoes · coddes · codess · codse · coeds · ocdes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Cafés" for "Codes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Cafés" vs "Codes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Cafés" and "Codes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cafés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Codes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,797,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cafés" and "Codes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cafés vs Kaffees". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,797,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.