Which to use
“coop” and “cosa” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,601
- “coop” frequency rank
- #46,679
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 62280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coop | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coopérative, association coopérative. | Variante du IXᵉ siècle de chose. |
Where the eye mixes coop and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coop and cosa
A purely visual mix-up. coop (\ko.ɔp\) and cosa (\ˈkɔza ~ˈkɔzə\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62280, 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\. cosa is at rank #46,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɔza ~ˈkɔzə\.
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 62280, this pair ranks #87,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coop vs cosa
Shared letters: co. Private to "coop": p. Private to "cosa": as.
"coop" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coop" for "cosa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "coop" or "cosa"?
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 "coop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coop" and "cosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cosa 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 #87,931 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.