KooperationvskooperativenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Kooperation is a noun, kooperativen is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#3,264
“Kooperation” frequency rank
#38,232
“kooperativen” frequency rank
41496
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kooperation kooperativen
Definition Zusammenbringen von Handlungen zweier oder mehrerer Personen (Systeme), sodass die Wirkungen der Handlungen zum Nutzen aller dieser Personen (Systeme) führen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kooperativ

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Kooperation and kooperativen apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
Kooperation
12 ch
kooperativen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kooperation is [ˌkoʔopeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] while kooperativen is [ˌkoʔopəʁaˈtiːvn̩]. 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 41496, 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]. kooperativen is at rank #38,232, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌkoʔopəʁaˈtiːvn̩].

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 41496, this pair ranks #1,477,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Kooperation vs kooperativen

Shared letters: aeiknoprt. Private to "Kooperation": -. Private to "kooperativen": v.

"Kooperation" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVC  ·  "kooperativen" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kooperationkkooperation · kooepration · koopeartion · kooperaiton · kooperatino · kooperationn · kooperatoin · kooperattion
  • kooperativenkkooperativen · kooeprativen · koopeartiven · kooperaitven · kooperatievn · kooperativenn · kooperativne · kooperativven

Frequency comparison

Kooperation#3,264
kooperativen#38,232

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kooperation" and "kooperativen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kooperation" is a noun and "kooperativen" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Kooperation" or "kooperativen"?
"Kooperation" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,264 in our German list, against #38,232 for "kooperativen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Kooperation vs kooperativen

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 “kooperativen”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Kooperation” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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