Which to use
“codés” is an adjective and “colles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,232
- “codés” frequency rank
- #25,596
- “colles” frequency rank
- 72828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | codés | colles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de codé. | Pluriel de colle. |
Where the eye mixes codés and colles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. codés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against colles's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses codés with colles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: codés is \kɔ.de\ while colles is \kɔl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72828, 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\. colles is at rank #25,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔl\.
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 72828, this pair ranks #42,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of codés vs colles
Shared letters: cos. Private to "codés": dé. Private to "colles": el.
"codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "colles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- colles ← ccolles · cloles · colels · coles · colless · collse · oclles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "codés" and "colles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "codés" or "colles"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "codés" and "colles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "codés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "colles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "codés" and "colles" 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 #42,619 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.