Which to use
“cage” and “Code” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,664
- “cage” frequency rank
- #2,434
- “Code” frequency rank
- 25098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cage | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Käfig | ein System von Übereinkünften, das die eindeutige Zuordnung von Zeichen und Zeichenfolgen zweier verschiedener Zeichensysteme festlegt oder auch ein solches Zeichensystem selbst |
Letter map: cage vs Code
Shared letters muted; letters that set cage and Code apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - cage / Code
cage and Code are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cage is recorded at frequency rank #22,664, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Code is at rank #2,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koːt].
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 25098, this pair ranks #1,838,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cage vs Code
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cage": ag. Private to "Code": do.
"cage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Code" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cage" and "Code" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "cage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Code" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cage" and "Code" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cage vs puzzles". 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 #1,838,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.