Which to use
“coop” and “cor” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,601
- “coop” frequency rank
- #14,000
- “cor” frequency rank
- 29601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coop | cor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coopérative, association coopérative. | (toujours employé au pluriel) Andouiller. |
Where the eye mixes coop and cor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coop and cor
A purely visual mix-up. coop (\ko.ɔp\) and cor (\kɔʁ\) 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 29601, 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\. cor is at rank #14,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ\.
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 29601, this pair ranks #315,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coop vs cor
Shared letters: co. Private to "coop": p. Private to "cor": r.
"coop" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coop ← ccoop · coopp · copo · ocop
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coop" for "cor" ever safe?
Which is more common, "coop" or "cor"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coop" and "cor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coop" and "cor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coop 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 #315,649 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.