choicevscódiceConfusable pair

Which to use

“choice” and “códice” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,520
“choice” frequency rank
#23,365
“códice” frequency rank
50885
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature choice códice
Definition Elección, selección. Libro manuscrito antiguo, compuesto con anterioridad a la invención de la imprenta.

Where the eye mixes choice and códice

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
choice
6 ch
códice

Look-alike desk: choice vs códice

A purely visual mix-up. choice (/t͡ʃɔɪs/) and códice ([ˈkoð̞ise]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

choice is recorded at frequency rank #27,520, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɔɪs/. códice is at rank #23,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoð̞ise].

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 50885, this pair ranks #100,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of choice vs códice

Shared letters: cei. Private to "choice": ho. Private to "códice": .

"choice" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "códice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • choicecchoice · chhoice · chioce · chocie · choicce · choiec · choise · cohice

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "choice" and "códice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/t͡ʃɔɪs/ versus [ˈkoð̞ise]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "choice" or "códice"?
"códice" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,365 in our Spanish list, against #27,520 for "choice". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "choice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "códice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #100,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "choice" and "códice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chick vs choice". 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 #100,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list