Which to use
“close” and “Code” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,880
- “close” frequency rank
- #2,434
- “Code” frequency rank
- 23314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | close | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Sackgasse | 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 close and Code
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: close vs Code
A purely visual mix-up. close ([kləʊz]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
close is recorded at frequency rank #20,880, classified as anoun, pronounced [kləʊz]. 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 23314, this pair ranks #1,862,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of close vs Code
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "close": ls. Private to "Code": d.
"close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Code" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "close" and "Code" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "close" vs "Code" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "close" 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 #1,862,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "close" and "Code" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clock vs close". 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 #1,862,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.