choresvsCodesConfusable pair

Quick tell: chores is a verb, Codes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“chores” is a verb and “Codes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,351
“chores” frequency rank
#11,027
“Codes” frequency rank
37378
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chores Codes
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs chore Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Code

Letter map: chores vs Codes

Shared letters muted; letters that set chores and Codes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
chores
5 ch
Codes

Role in the sentence - chores and Codes

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chores is averb and Codesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chores is recorded at frequency rank #26,351, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 37378, this pair ranks #1,591,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of chores vs Codes

Shared letters: ceos. Private to "chores": hr. Private to "Codes": d.

"chores" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "Codes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chorescchores · chhores · choers · choress · chorres · chorse · chroes · cohres
  • Codesccodes · cdoes · coddes · codess · codse · coeds · ocdes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "chores" for "Codes" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chores" is a verb and "Codes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "chores" or "Codes" show up more?
"Codes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,027 in our German list, against #26,351 for "chores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "chores" vs "Codes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chores" 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 #1,591,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chores" and "Codes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chores 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 #1,591,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list