Which to use
“cates” is a noun and “Codes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,123
- “cates” frequency rank
- #5,307
- “Codes” frequency rank
- 53430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cates | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. | A diminutive of the male given name Cody. |
Letter map: cates vs Codes
Shared letters muted; letters that set cates and Codes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - cates and Codes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cates is anoun and Codesaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cates is recorded at frequency rank #48,123, classified as anoun. Codes is at rank #5,307, tagged as aname.
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 53430, this pair ranks #149,058 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cates vs Codes
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cates": at. Private to "Codes": do.
"cates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Codes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cates" and "Codes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "cates" or "Codes" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cates" and "Codes".
- Full dictionary entry for "cates" 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 #149,058 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cates" and "Codes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cates vs catty". 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 #149,058 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.