Which to use
“Kooperation” is a noun and “kooperative” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,264
- “Kooperation” frequency rank
- #33,681
- “kooperative” frequency rank
- 36945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kooperation | kooperative |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zusammenbringen von Handlungen zweier oder mehrerer Personen (Systeme), sodass die Wirkungen der Handlungen zum Nutzen aller dieser Personen (Systeme) führen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kooperativ |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Kooperation and kooperative apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kooperation is [ˌkoʔopeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] while kooperative is [ˌkoʔopəʁaˈtiːvə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36945, 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]. kooperative is at rank #33,681, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌkoʔopəʁaˈtiːvə].
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 36945, this pair ranks #1,602,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kooperation vs kooperative
Shared letters: aeikoprt. Private to "Kooperation": n. Private to "kooperative": v.
"Kooperation" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVC · "kooperative" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kooperation ← kkooperation · kooepration · koopeartion · kooperaiton · kooperatino · kooperationn · kooperatoin · kooperattion
- kooperative ← kkooperative · kooeprative · koopeartive · kooperaitve · kooperatiev · kooperativve · kooperattive · kooperatvie
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Kooperation vs kooperative
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Kooperation”; for an adjective, it's “kooperative”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Kooperation” entry
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