codésvscoterWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: codés is a adjective, coter is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“codés” is an adjective and “coter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,232
“codés” frequency rank
#37,252
“coter” frequency rank
84484
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature codés coter
Definition Masculin pluriel de codé. Marquer suivant l’ordre des lettres ou des nombres, numéroter.

Where the eye mixes codés and coter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. codés and coter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
codés
5 ch
coter

Visual trap between codés and coter

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: codés is \kɔ.de\ while coter is \kɔ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84484, 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\. coter is at rank #37,252, tagged as averb, 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 84484, this pair ranks #12,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of codés vs coter

Shared letters: co. Private to "codés": dsé. Private to "coter": ert.

"codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "coter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coter ← ccoter · coetr · coterr · cotter · ctoer · octer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "codés" and "coter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "codés" is an adjective and "coter" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "codés" or "coter"?
"coter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,252 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

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 "coter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "codés" and "coter" 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 #12,924 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