codésvscoverConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#47,232
“codés” frequency rank
#18,452
“cover” frequency rank
65684
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature codés cover
Definition Masculin pluriel de codé. Reprise d'une chanson par un interprète différent et généralement dans un style différent.

Where the eye mixes codés and cover

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. codés and cover 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
cover

Visual trap between codés and cover

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: codés is \kɔ.de\ while cover is \kɔ.vœʁ\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65684, 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\. cover is at rank #18,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.vœʁ\.

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 65684, this pair ranks #71,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of codés vs cover

Shared letters: co. Private to "codés": dsé. Private to "cover": erv.

"codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "cover" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cover ← ccover · coevr · coverr · covre · covver · cvoer · ocver

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "codés" and "cover" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "codés" is an adjective and "cover" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "codés" vs "cover" - which ranks higher?
"cover" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,452 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.

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 "cover" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "codés" and "cover" 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 #71,214 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