cooper
coop·er/ˈkʊpɚ/noun, verb
cooper is spelled C-O-O-P-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (coop·er). It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cooper means “A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cooper is coopers.
How many letters and syllables are in cooper?
| Letters | 6: C-O-O-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: coop·er |
| In writing | 18 times per million words; the 4,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cooper?
Cooper appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cooper?
- /ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈkʊpɚ/
Cooper has 2 syllables, split coop·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cooper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cooper
- coopers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- coopering participle, present
- coopered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cooper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.
- 2
obsoleteA drink of half stout and half porter.
- 3
Alternative form of coper (“floating grog shop”).
verb
- 1
archaicTo make and repair barrels etc.
- 2
obsoleteslangTo forge or imitate (writing).
- 3
obsoleteslangTo intentionally injure (a racehorse) to spoil its chances of winning.
- 4
Alternative form of coper (“operate as floating grog shop”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cooper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense craftsman:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tonnelier |
| German | Küfer, Böttcher, Fassbinder, Fassküfer, Fassmacher, Wannenmacher |
| Portuguese | tanoeiro |
| Spanish | tonelero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cooper come from?
From coop + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).