Which to use
“cooperativo” and “cooperativos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,618
- “cooperativo” frequency rank
- #42,913
- “cooperativos” frequency rank
- 64531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cooperativo | cooperativos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propio de, relativo a o perteneciente a la cooperación. | Forma del plural de cooperativo. |
Where the eye mixes cooperativo and cooperativos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. cooperativo runs 11 letters (CVVCVCVCVCV) against cooperativos's 12 (CVVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cooperativo vs cooperativos
A purely visual mix-up. cooperativo ([koopeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]) and cooperativos ([koopeɾaˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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) - “cooperativo” sits inside “cooperativos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cooperativo is recorded at frequency rank #21,618, classified as anadj, pronounced [koopeɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]. cooperativos is at rank #42,913, tagged as anadj, pronounced [koopeɾaˈt̪iβ̞os].
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 64531, this pair ranks #45,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cooperativo vs cooperativos
Shared letters: aceioprtv. Private to "cooperativo": -. Private to "cooperativos": s.
"cooperativo" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCV · "cooperativos" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cooperativo ← ccooperativo · cooeprativo · coopeartivo · cooperaitvo · cooperatibo · cooperatiov · cooperativvo · cooperattivo
- cooperativos ← ccooperativos · cooeprativos · coopeartivos · cooperaitvos · cooperatibos · cooperatiovs · cooperativoss · cooperativso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cooperativo" for "cooperativos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cooperativo" or "cooperativos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cooperativo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cooperativos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cooperativo" and "cooperativos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparativos vs cooperativos". 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 #45,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.