Which to use
“coop” and “cop” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,601
- “coop” frequency rank
- #17,394
- “cop” frequency rank
- 32995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coop | cop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coopérative, association coopérative. | Bouteille de bière d'une contenance de 0,66 litre. (Essentiellement en Côte-d'Ivoire) |
Where the eye mixes coop and cop
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coop and cop
A purely visual mix-up. coop (\ko.ɔp\) and cop (\kɔp\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coop is recorded at frequency rank #15,601, classified as anoun, pronounced \ko.ɔp\. cop is at rank #17,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔp\.
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 32995, this pair ranks #293,562 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coop vs cop
Shared letters: cop. Private to "coop": -. Private to "cop": -.
"coop" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cop" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coop ← ccoop · coopp · copo · ocop
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coop" and "cop" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "coop" vs "cop" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,562 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coop" and "cop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cop vs coupa". 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 #293,562 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.