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“Codes” and “Condos” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,307
“Codes” frequency rank
#24,706
“Condos” frequency rank
30013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Codes Condos
Definition A diminutive of the male given name Cody. A surname from Greek.

Letter map: Codes vs Condos

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

5 ch
Codes
6 ch
Condos

Corpus notes: Codes and Condos

Codes and Condos are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Codes is recorded at frequency rank #5,307, classified as aname. Condos is at rank #24,706, 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 30013, this pair ranks #358,105 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Codes vs Condos

Shared letters: cdos. Private to "Codes": e. Private to "Condos": n.

"Codes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Condos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Codesccodes · cdoes · coddes · codess · codse · coeds · ocdes
  • Condosccondos · cnodos · codnos · conddos · condoss · condso · conndos · conods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Codes" and "Condos" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Codes" vs "Condos" - which ranks higher?
"Codes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,307 in our English list, against #24,706 for "Condos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Codes" and "Condos". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Codes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Condos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #358,105 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Codes" and "Condos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cond vs Condos". 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 #358,105 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list