Which to use
“cédez” is a verb and “codés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,273
- “cédez” frequency rank
- #47,232
- “codés” frequency rank
- 94505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédez | codés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe céder. | Masculin pluriel de codé. |
Where the eye mixes cédez and codés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cédez and codés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cédez vs codés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cédez is \se.de\ while codés is \kɔ.de\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94505, 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\. 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 94505, this pair ranks #1,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédez vs codés
Shared letters: cdé. Private to "cédez": ez. Private to "codés": os.
"cédez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cédez" and "codés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cédez" or "codés"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédez" 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 #1,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédez" and "codés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codés vs conde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.