co-op
\ko.ɔp\
The verdict
“co-op” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coopérative, association coopérative.
Corpus desk
Index FR-co-op · co-op · French
co-op · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | co-op |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ko.ɔp\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « co-op » en français
Rare enough to double-check
co-op is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ko.ɔp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Coopérative, association coopérative.".
Zero misspellings are on record for co-op in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is co-op, spelled C-O---O-P.
Definition
- 1Coopérative, association coopérative.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how co-op appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est le premier livre de poche que j’ai acheté à la co-op, l’unique mini-magasin situé à côté de la bibliothèque Cyrus Mac Cormick, seul endroit autorisé à faire du commerce sur le territoire du campus.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.