cooperative
/kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/adjective, noun
cooperative is spelled C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cooperative means “Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cooperative?
| Letters | 11: C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cooperative?
Cooperative appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 cooperative?
- US /kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/
- US /kɔˈɑp.ɹətɪv/
- US /kɔˈap.ɹətɪv/
Cooperative has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cooperative.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cooperative
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: co-operative (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with cooperative?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cooperative from its last stressed vowel (/ɑpɹətɪv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cooperative
- more cooperative comparative
- most cooperative superlative
- co-operative
- coöperative
- co-öperative
- cooperatives plural
- more coöperative comparative
- most coöperative superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cooperative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
The patient was rarely cooperative, and tended to refuse treatment.
- 2
Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
a cooperative game
- 3
Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.
noun
- 1
A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.
adjective
- 1
Dated spelling of cooperative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate cooperative?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of cooperative: Coop..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cooperative in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coopératif , coopérative |
| German | kooperativ , Genossenschaft, Kooperative , genossenschaftlich |
| Portuguese | cooperativo, cooperante , cooperativa |
| Spanish | cooperativo, cooperador, cooperante , cooperativa |
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 cooperative come from?
From co- + operative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).