# cooperative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kuˈɑp.ɹətɪv/ · frequency rank #8,769

## Definitions
1. Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
2. Involving cooperation between individuals or parties.
3. Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.

## Etymology
From co- + operative.

## Easily confused with
- **cooperatively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cooperative-vs-cooperatively)
- **cooperate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cooperate-vs-cooperative)
- **cooperation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cooperation-vs-cooperative)
- **comparative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comparative-vs-cooperative)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccooperative`, `cooeprative`, `coopeartive`, `cooperaitve`, `cooperatiev`, `cooperativve`, `cooperattive`, `cooperatvie`, `cooperrative`, `coopertaive`, `coopperative`, `coopreative`, `coperative`, `copoerative`, `ocoperative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cooperative