Which to use
“cocaine” and “codéine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,231
- “cocaine” frequency rank
- #44,377
- “codéine” frequency rank
- 91608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocaine | codéine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cocaïne. | Alcaloïde que l’on tire de l’opium. Cette molécule est utilisée en pharmacie pour sa propriété antitussive. |
Where the eye mixes cocaine and codéine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cocaine and codéine
A purely visual mix-up. cocaine (\kəʊ.ˈkeɪn\) and codéine (\kɔ.de.in\) 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 91608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocaine is recorded at frequency rank #47,231, classified as anoun, pronounced \kəʊ.ˈkeɪn\. codéine is at rank #44,377, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.de.in\.
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 91608, this pair ranks #3,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cocaine vs codéine
Shared letters: ceino. Private to "cocaine": a. Private to "codéine": dé.
"cocaine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "codéine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cocaine ← ccoaine · ccocaine · coacine · cocaien · cocainne · cocanie · coccaine · cociane
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cocaine" and "codéine" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cocaine" or "codéine" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cocaine" and "codéine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocaine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "codéine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocaine" and "codéine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocaine vs cocarde". 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 #3,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.