# cod

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɒd/ · frequency rank #8,399

## Definitions
1. A type of sea fish or the meat from said fish.
2. A type of sea fish or the meat from said fish.
3. A type of sea fish or the meat from said fish.
4. A type of sea fish or the meat from said fish.
5. A type of sea fish or the meat from said fish.

## Etymology
From Middle English cod, codde, of uncertain origin:
* Oldest English form cotfich as a surname in the 13th century; for more see cot (“chamber, cottage”).
* A bag or pouch, related to its bloated shape; see Etymology 2 below.
* From Latin gadus, from Ancient Greek γάδος (gádos, “cod”) with a possible pre-Greek or Semitic origin; for more see Atargatis, Cetus, and κῆτος (kêtos).

## Easily confused with
- **CT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-ct)
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cr)
- **cs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cs)
- **cp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cp)
- **CV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cv)
- **CU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cu)
- **CW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cw)
- **CX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cx)
- **cz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cz)
- **CQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cq)
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cut)
- **cup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cup)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cry)
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cop)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-con)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cos)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cum)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-col)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cod-vs-cox)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cod