codésvscréésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#47,232
“codés” frequency rank
#6,489
“créés” frequency rank
53721
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature codés créés
Definition Masculin pluriel de codé. Participe passé masculin pluriel de créer.

Where the eye mixes codés and créés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
codés
5 ch
créés

Look-alike desk: codés vs créés

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: codés is \kɔ.de\ while créés is \kʁe.e\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 53721, 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\. créés is at rank #6,489, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁe.e\.

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 53721, this pair ranks #138,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of codés vs créés

Shared letters: csé. Private to "codés": do. Private to "créés": r.

"codés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "créés" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "codés" and "créés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "codés" is an adjective and "créés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "codés" or "créés" show up more?
"créés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,489 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "codés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "créés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "codés" and "créés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codés vs conde". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #138,830 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