Which to use
“cédés” is a verb and “code” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,204
- “cédés” frequency rank
- #818
- “code” frequency rank
- 34022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédés | code |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe céder. | Ensemble de lois ou d’ordonnances relatives à une matière spéciale ou réunies par le législateur. |
Where the eye mixes cédés and code
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cédés is \se.de\ while code is \kɔd\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cédés is recorded at frequency rank #33,204, classified as averb, pronounced \se.de\. code is at rank #818, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔd\.
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 34022, this pair ranks #286,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cédés vs code
Shared letters: cd. Private to "cédés": sé. Private to "code": eo.
"cédés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "code" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- code ← ccode · cdoe · codde · coed