Which to use
“cod” and “conde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,379
- “cod” frequency rank
- #49,566
- “conde” frequency rank
- 66945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cod | conde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morue (poisson), cabillaud. | Comte. |
Where the eye mixes cod and conde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cod vs conde
A purely visual mix-up. cod (\kɒd\) and conde (\ˈko̞n.de̞\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66945, 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\. conde is at rank #49,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈko̞n.de̞\.
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 66945, this pair ranks #65,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cod vs conde
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "cod": -. Private to "conde": en.
"cod" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conde ← cconde · cnode · codne · condde · coned · connde · ocnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cod" and "conde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cod" or "conde"?
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 "cod" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cod" and "conde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CNE 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 #65,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.