coopération vs coopérations, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“coopération” and “coopérations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,870
“coopération” frequency rank: #36,333
“coopérations” frequency rank: 39203
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	coopération	coopérations
Definition	Action de coopérer.	Pluriel de coopération.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set coopération and coopérations apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch

coopération

12 ch

coopérations

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. coopération and coopérations are pronounced identically (\kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “coopération” sits inside “coopérations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coopération is recorded at frequency rank #2,870, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. 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 39203, this pair ranks #249,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coopération vs coopérations

Shared letters: acinoprté. Private to "coopération": -. Private to "coopérations": s.

"coopération" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVC · "coopérations" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVCC

Frequency comparison

coopération#2,870

coopérations#36,333

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "coopération" and "coopérations" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "coopération" or "coopérations"?

"coopération" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,870 in our French list, against #36,333 for "coopérations". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering coopération vs coopérations

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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