Which to use
“codés” and “cotées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,232
- “codés” frequency rank
- #23,817
- “cotées” frequency rank
- 71049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | codés | cotées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de codé. | Féminin pluriel de coté. |
Where the eye mixes codés and cotées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. codés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cotées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses codés with cotées
A purely visual mix-up. codés (\kɔ.de\) and cotées (\kɔ.te\) 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 71049, 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\. cotées is at rank #23,817, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.te\.
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 71049, this pair ranks #48,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of codés vs cotées
Shared letters: cosé. Private to "codés": d. Private to "cotées": et.
"codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cotées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "codés" and "cotées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "codés" or "cotées" show up more?
What to do next
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 "cotées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "codés" and "cotées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codés vs conde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #48,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.