Which to use
“cobaye” and “codage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,099
- “cobaye” frequency rank
- #24,519
- “codage” frequency rank
- 54618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobaye | codage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit mammifère appelé aussi cochon d’Inde, rongeur d’origine sud-américaine. | Action de coder ou son résultat. |
Where the eye mixes cobaye and codage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cobaye with codage
A purely visual mix-up. cobaye (\kɔ.baj\) and codage (\kɔ.daʒ\) 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 54618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cobaye is recorded at frequency rank #30,099, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.baj\. codage is at rank #24,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.daʒ\.
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 54618, this pair ranks #132,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cobaye vs codage
Shared letters: aceo. Private to "cobaye": by. Private to "codage": dg.
"cobaye" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "codage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cobaye" for "codage" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cobaye" vs "codage" - which ranks higher?
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 "cobaye" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "codage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobaye" and "codage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codage vs curage". 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 #132,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.