Which to use
“coder” is a verb and “codés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,950
- “coder” frequency rank
- #47,232
- “codés” frequency rank
- 78182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coder | codés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transcrire un texte, une information dans une écriture faite de signes prédéfinis. | Masculin pluriel de codé. |
Same sound, different letters: coder vs codés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. coder and codés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: coder vs codés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: coder and codés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coder is recorded at frequency rank #30,950, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.de\. codés is at rank #47,232, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.de\.
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 78182, this pair ranks #26,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coder vs codés
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "coder": er. Private to "codés": sé.
"coder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coder ← ccoder · cdoer · codder · coderr · codre · coedr · ocder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coder" and "codés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coder" or "codés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "coder" / "codés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "coder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "codés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coder" and "codés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codés 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 #26,412 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.