Which to use
“kooperativ” and “kooperative” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,649
- “kooperativ” frequency rank
- #33,681
- “kooperative” frequency rank
- 65330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kooperativ | kooperative |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bereit zur Zusammenarbeit | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kooperativ |
Where the eye mixes kooperativ and kooperative
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. kooperativ runs 10 letters (CVVCVCVCVC) against kooperative's 11 (CVVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between kooperativ and kooperative
A purely visual mix-up. kooperativ ([ˌkoʔopəʁaˈtiːf]) and kooperative ([ˌkoʔopəʁaˈtiːvə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “kooperativ” sits inside “kooperative”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kooperativ is recorded at frequency rank #31,649, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌkoʔopəʁaˈtiːf]. 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 65330, this pair ranks #610,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kooperativ vs kooperative
Shared letters: aeikoprtv. Private to "kooperativ": -. Private to "kooperative": -.
"kooperativ" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC · "kooperative" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- kooperativ ← kkooperativ · kooeprativ · koopeartiv · kooperaitv · kooperativv · kooperattiv · kooperatvi · kooperrativ
- kooperative ← kkooperative · kooeprative · koopeartive · kooperaitve · kooperatiev · kooperativve · kooperattive · kooperatvie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kooperativ" and "kooperative" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kooperativ" or "kooperative"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "kooperativ" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kooperative" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #610,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kooperativ" and "kooperative" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kooperative 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 #610,693 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.