Which to use
“codés” is an adjective and “cordée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,232
- “codés” frequency rank
- #40,693
- “cordée” frequency rank
- 87925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | codés | cordée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de codé. | Ce qui peut être entouré d'une corde. |
Where the eye mixes codés and cordée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. codés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cordée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: codés vs cordée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: codés is \kɔ.de\ while cordée is \kɔʁ.de\. 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 87925, 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\. cordée is at rank #40,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.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 87925, this pair ranks #7,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of codés vs cordée
Shared letters: cdoé. Private to "codés": s. Private to "cordée": er.
"codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cordée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "codés" and "cordée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "codés" or "cordée"?
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 "cordée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "codés" and "cordée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codés vs conde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.