Which to use
“cédés” is a verb and “codés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,204
- “cédés” frequency rank
- #47,232
- “codés” frequency rank
- 80436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédés | codés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe céder. | Masculin pluriel de codé. |
Where the eye mixes cédés and codés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cédés and codés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cédés with codés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cédés is \se.de\ while codés is \kɔ.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - é in “cédés” becomes o in “codés”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80436, 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\. codés is at rank #47,232, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.de\.
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 80436, this pair ranks #20,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédés vs codés
Shared letters: cdsé. Private to "cédés": -. Private to "codés": o.
"cédés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cédés" and "codés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cédés" vs "codés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "codés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédés" and "codés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codés vs conde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.