Which to use
“cod” and “con” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,379
- “cod” frequency rank
- #1,056
- “con” frequency rank
- 18435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cod | con |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morue (poisson), cabillaud. | Sexe de la femme. |
Where the eye mixes cod and con
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cod with con
A purely visual mix-up. cod (\kɒd\) and con (\kɔ̃\) 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 a single letter - d in “cod” becomes n in “con”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cod is recorded at frequency rank #17,379, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɒd\. con is at rank #1,056, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃\.
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 18435, this pair ranks #378,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cod vs con
Shared letters: co. Private to "cod": d. Private to "con": n.
"cod" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "con" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cod" for "con" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cod" or "con"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cod" and "con" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "con" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cod" and "con" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cod vs conde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #378,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.