Which to use
“code” and “cover” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #818
- “code” frequency rank
- #18,452
- “cover” frequency rank
- 19270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | code | cover |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de lois ou d’ordonnances relatives à une matière spéciale ou réunies par le législateur. | Reprise d'une chanson par un interprète différent et généralement dans un style différent. |
Where the eye mixes code and cover
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: code vs cover
A purely visual mix-up. code (\kɔd\) and cover (\kɔ.vœʁ\) 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 19270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
code is recorded at frequency rank #818, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔd\. cover is at rank #18,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.vœʁ\.
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 19270, this pair ranks #374,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of code vs cover
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "code": d. Private to "cover": rv.
"code" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cover" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "code" for "cover" ever safe?
Which is more common, "code" or "cover"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "code" and "cover" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "code" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cover" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "code" and "cover" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "COV vs cover". 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 #374,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.