codésvsconnesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“codés” and “connes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,232
“codés” frequency rank
#33,619
“connes” frequency rank
80851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature codés connes
Definition Masculin pluriel de codé. Féminin pluriel de con.

Where the eye mixes codés and connes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. codés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against connes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
codés
6 ch
connes

Visual trap between codés and connes

A purely visual mix-up. codés (\kɔ.de\) and connes (\kɔn\) 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 80851, 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\. connes is at rank #33,619, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔn\.

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 80851, this pair ranks #19,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of codés vs connes

Shared letters: cos. Private to "codés": dé. Private to "connes": en.

"codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "connes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • connes ← cconnes · cnones · conens · conness · connse · ocnnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "codés" for "connes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ.de\ versus \kɔn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "codés" or "connes"?
"connes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,619 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

Eye-level mix-up between "codés" and "connes" 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 "connes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "codés" and "connes" 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 #19,990 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