codésvscohenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: codés is a adjective, cohen is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“codés” is an adjective and “cohen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,232
“codés” frequency rank
#9,620
“cohen” frequency rank
56852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature codés cohen
Definition Masculin pluriel de codé. Celui qui, dans le judaïsme, est considéré comme un descendant de la race sacerdotale d’Aaron.

Letter map: codés vs cohen

Shared letters muted; letters that set codés and cohen apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
codés
5 ch
cohen

Grammar separator: codés vs cohen

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: codés is anadjective and cohenanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

codés is recorded at frequency rank #47,232, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.de\. cohen is at rank #9,620, tagged as anoun.

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 56852, this pair ranks #118,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of codés vs cohen

Shared letters: co. Private to "codés": dsé. Private to "cohen": ehn.

"codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cohen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cohenccohen · choen · coehn · cohenn · cohhen · cohne · ochen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "codés" and "cohen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "codés" is an adjective and "cohen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "codés" or "cohen" show up more?
"cohen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,620 in our French list, against #47,232 for "codés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "codés" and "cohen".

  • Full dictionary entry for "codés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cohen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #118,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "codés" and "cohen" 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 #118,510 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