# codex vs covey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### codex
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊdɛks/ · frequency rank #22,932*
An early manuscript book.

### covey
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌvi/ · frequency rank #46,402*
A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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