Which to use
“cooperativa” is a noun and “cooperativas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,243
- “cooperativa” frequency rank
- #10,817
- “cooperativas” frequency rank
- 19060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cooperativa | cooperativas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Asociación de personas con un mismo interés para vender, producir o consumir. | Forma del femenino plural de cooperativo. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cooperativa and cooperativas apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
cooperativa and cooperativas form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cooperativa” sits inside “cooperativas” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cooperativa is recorded at frequency rank #8,243, classified as anoun, pronounced [koopeɾaˈt̪iβ̞a]. cooperativas is at rank #10,817, tagged as anadj, pronounced [koopeɾaˈt̪iβ̞as].
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 19060, this pair ranks #265,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cooperativa" and "cooperativas" be used interchangeably?
Remembering cooperativa vs cooperativas
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “cooperativa”; for an adjective, it's “cooperativas”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cooperativa” entry
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