Which to use
“cade” and “cod” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,173
- “cade” frequency rank
- #26,359
- “cod” frequency rank
- 71532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | cod |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Phytotoma rara) Ave de la familia Phytotomidae. Mide 19 cm. De plumaje en distintos tonos de pardo con secciones negruzcas, frente y corona pardo rojizas, pico corto y grueso de color negro e iris rojos, con dimorfismo sexual. Se alimenta de plantas y de brotes tiernos de árboles. Ave solitaria, que en algunas épocas del año forma pequeñas bandadas. Frecuenta campos, huertos y jardines. | (Gadus morhua) Bacalao, abadejo. |
Where the eye mixes cade and cod
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cade vs cod
A purely visual mix-up. cade ([ˈkað̞e]) and cod (/kɒd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cade is recorded at frequency rank #45,173, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkað̞e]. cod is at rank #26,359, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɒd/.
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 71532, this pair ranks #27,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs cod
Shared letters: cd. Private to "cade": ae. Private to "cod": o.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cod" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cade ← acde · cadde · caed · ccade · cdae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cade" and "cod" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cade" or "cod" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "cod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade vs catre". 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 #27,276 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.