Which to use
“Kooperation” and “Kooperationen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,264
- “Kooperation” frequency rank
- #14,611
- “Kooperationen” frequency rank
- 17875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kooperation | Kooperationen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zusammenbringen von Handlungen zweier oder mehrerer Personen (Systeme), sodass die Wirkungen der Handlungen zum Nutzen aller dieser Personen (Systeme) führen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kooperation |
Where the eye mixes Kooperation and Kooperationen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Kooperation runs 11 letters (CVVCVCVCVVC) against Kooperationen's 13 (CVVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kooperation vs Kooperationen
A purely visual mix-up. Kooperation ([ˌkoʔopeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]) and Kooperationen ([ˌkoʔopeʁaˈt͡si̯oːnən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Kooperation” sits inside “Kooperationen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kooperation is recorded at frequency rank #3,264, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌkoʔopeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Kooperationen is at rank #14,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌkoʔopeʁaˈt͡si̯oːnən].
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 17875, this pair ranks #1,923,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kooperation vs Kooperationen
Shared letters: aeiknoprt. Private to "Kooperation": -. Private to "Kooperationen": -.
"Kooperation" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVC · "Kooperationen" · 13 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kooperation ← kkooperation · kooepration · koopeartion · kooperaiton · kooperatino · kooperationn · kooperatoin · kooperattion
- Kooperationen ← kkooperationen · kooeprationen · koopeartionen · kooperaitonen · kooperatinoen · kooperatioenn · kooperationenn · kooperationne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Kooperation" and "Kooperationen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Kooperation" vs "Kooperationen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kooperation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kooperationen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kooperation" and "Kooperationen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kooperationen vs kooperativen". 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 #1,923,458 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.