Which to use
“cédez” and “coder” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,273
- “cédez” frequency rank
- #30,950
- “coder” frequency rank
- 78223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédez | coder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Transcrire un texte, une information dans une écriture faite de signes prédéfinis. |
Where the eye mixes cédez and coder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cédez and coder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cédez and coder
A purely visual mix-up. cédez (\se.de\) and coder (\kɔ.de\) 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 78223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cédez is recorded at frequency rank #47,273, classified as averb, pronounced \se.de\. coder is at rank #30,950, tagged as averb, 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 78223, this pair ranks #26,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédez vs coder
Shared letters: cde. Private to "cédez": zé. Private to "coder": or.
"cédez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "coder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coder ← ccoder · cdoer · codder · coderr · codre · coedr · ocder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cédez" and "coder" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cédez" or "coder" 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 "cédez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédez" and "coder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs cédez". 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 #26,323 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.