Which to use
“Kooperation” is a noun and “kooperativ” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,264
- “Kooperation” frequency rank
- #31,649
- “kooperativ” frequency rank
- 34913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kooperation | kooperativ |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zusammenbringen von Handlungen zweier oder mehrerer Personen (Systeme), sodass die Wirkungen der Handlungen zum Nutzen aller dieser Personen (Systeme) führen | bereit zur Zusammenarbeit |
Where the eye mixes Kooperation and kooperativ
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Kooperation runs 11 letters (CVVCVCVCVVC) against kooperativ's 10 (CVVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kooperation vs kooperativ
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kooperation is [ˌkoʔopeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] while kooperativ is [ˌkoʔopəʁaˈtiːf]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34913, 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]. kooperativ is at rank #31,649, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌkoʔopəʁaˈtiːf].
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 34913, this pair ranks #1,652,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kooperation vs kooperativ
Shared letters: aeikoprt. Private to "Kooperation": n. Private to "kooperativ": v.
"Kooperation" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVC · "kooperativ" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kooperation ← kkooperation · kooepration · koopeartion · kooperaiton · kooperatino · kooperationn · kooperatoin · kooperattion
- kooperativ ← kkooperativ · kooeprativ · koopeartiv · kooperaitv · kooperativv · kooperattiv · kooperatvi · kooperrativ
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Kooperation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kooperativ" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,652,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kooperation" and "kooperativ" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kooperativ 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 #1,652,385 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.