códicevsconoceWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: códice is a noun, conoce is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“códice” is a noun and “conoce” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,365
“códice” frequency rank
#1,014
“conoce” frequency rank
24379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature códice conoce
Definition Libro manuscrito antiguo, compuesto con anterioridad a la invención de la imprenta. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de conocer.

Where the eye mixes códice and conoce

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
códice
6 ch
conoce

Why the eye confuses códice with conoce

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: códice is [ˈkoð̞ise] while conoce is [koˈnose]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

códice is recorded at frequency rank #23,365, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoð̞ise]. conoce is at rank #1,014, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈnose].

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 24379, this pair ranks #241,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of códice vs conoce

Shared letters: ce. Private to "códice": dió. Private to "conoce": no.

"códice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "conoce" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conocecconoce · cnooce · concoe · connoce · conocce · conoec · conose · coonce

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "códice" for "conoce" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "códice" is a noun and "conoce" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "códice" or "conoce" show up more?
"conoce" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,014 in our Spanish list, against #23,365 for "códice". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "códice" and "conoce" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "códice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conoce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #241,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "códice" and "conoce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "códice vs cónica". 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 #241,430 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