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Which to use

“coche” and “code” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,154
“coche” frequency rank
#818
“code” frequency rank
24972
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coche code
Definition Ancien chariot couvert dont le corps n’était pas suspendu et dans lequel on voyageait. Ensemble de lois ou d’ordonnances relatives à une matière spéciale ou réunies par le législateur.

Where the eye mixes coche and code

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

5 ch
coche
4 ch
code

Look-alike desk: coche vs code

A purely visual mix-up. coche (\kɔʃ\) and code (\kɔd\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coche is recorded at frequency rank #24,154, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʃ\. code is at rank #818, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔd\.

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 24972, this pair ranks #343,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of coche vs code

Shared letters: ceo. Private to "coche": h. Private to "code": d.

"coche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "code" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cocheccoche · ccohe · cocche · coceh · cochhe · cohce · ocche
  • codeccode · cdoe · codde · coed

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "coche" and "code" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔʃ\ versus \kɔd\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "coche" vs "code" - which ranks higher?
"code" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #818 in our French list, against #24,154 for "coche". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "coche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "code" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #343,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coche" and "code" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coche 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 #343,514 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