clopesvscodésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: clopes is a noun, codés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“clopes” is a noun and “codés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,652
“clopes” frequency rank
#47,232
“codés” frequency rank
64884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clopes codés
Definition Pluriel de clope. Masculin pluriel de codé.

Where the eye mixes clopes and codés

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

6 ch
clopes
5 ch
codés

Look-alike desk: clopes vs codés

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: clopes is \klɔp\ while codés is \kɔ.de\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clopes is recorded at frequency rank #17,652, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɔp\. 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 64884, this pair ranks #74,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of clopes vs codés

Shared letters: cos. Private to "clopes": elp. Private to "codés": .

"clopes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clopescclopes · cllopes · cloeps · clopess · cloppes · clopse · clpoes · colpes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "clopes" and "codés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "clopes" is a noun and "codés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "clopes" vs "codés" - which ranks higher?
"clopes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,652 in our French list, against #47,232 for "codés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "clopes" 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 #74,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clopes" and "codés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codés vs conde". 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 #74,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list