coopératifsvscoopérationsConfusable pair

Quick tell: coopératifs is a adjective, coopérations is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“coopératifs” is an adjective and “coopérations” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,240
“coopératifs” frequency rank
#36,333
“coopérations” frequency rank
75573
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coopératifs coopérations
Definition Masculin pluriel de coopératif. Pluriel de coopération.

Where the eye mixes coopératifs and coopérations

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. coopératifs runs 11 letters (CVVCVCVCVCC) against coopérations's 12 (CVVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
coopératifs
12 ch
coopérations

Visual trap between coopératifs and coopérations

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coopératifs is \kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.tif\ while coopérations is \kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coopératifs is recorded at frequency rank #39,240, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.tif\. coopérations is at rank #36,333, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.

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 75573, this pair ranks #33,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of coopératifs vs coopérations

Shared letters: acioprsté. Private to "coopératifs": f. Private to "coopérations": n.

"coopératifs" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCC  ·  "coopérations" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "coopératifs" and "coopérations" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "coopératifs" is an adjective and "coopérations" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "coopératifs" or "coopérations" show up more?
"coopérations" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,333 in our French list, against #39,240 for "coopératifs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coopératifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coopérations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coopératifs" and "coopérations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparatifs vs coopératifs". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #33,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list