Which to use
“cake” and “Code” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,127
- “cake” frequency rank
- #2,434
- “Code” frequency rank
- 37561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cake | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kuchen | ein System von Übereinkünften, das die eindeutige Zuordnung von Zeichen und Zeichenfolgen zweier verschiedener Zeichensysteme festlegt oder auch ein solches Zeichensystem selbst |
Where the eye mixes cake and Code
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cake and Code
A purely visual mix-up. cake ([keɪk]) and Code ([koːt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cake is recorded at frequency rank #35,127, classified as anoun, pronounced [keɪk]. 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 37561, this pair ranks #1,586,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cake vs Code
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cake": ak. Private to "Code": do.
"cake" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Code" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cake" and "Code" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "cake" or "Code" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cake" and "Code" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cake" 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 #1,586,989 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cake" and "Code" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cake vs carr". 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 #1,586,989 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.