Which to use
“codés” and “cools” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,232
- “codés” frequency rank
- #22,813
- “cools” frequency rank
- 70045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | codés | cools |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de codé. | Masculin (et parfois féminin) pluriel de cool. |
Where the eye mixes codés and cools
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: codés vs cools
A purely visual mix-up. codés (\kɔ.de\) and cools (\kul\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70045, 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\. cools is at rank #22,813, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kul\.
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 70045, this pair ranks #52,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of codés vs cools
Shared letters: cos. Private to "codés": dé. Private to "cools": l.
"codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cools" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cools ← ccools · colos · coolls · coolss · coosl · ocols
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "codés" and "cools" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "codés" or "cools"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "codés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cools" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "codés" and "cools" 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 #52,854 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.