# codex vs comes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### codex
*noun · IPA [kɔ.dɛks] · frequency rank #17,248*
Arzneibuch, Kodex

### comes
*verb · IPA [kʌmz] · frequency rank #26,352*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs come

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/codex-vs-comes