Which to use
“coopération” and “coopérative” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,870
- “coopération” frequency rank
- #9,630
- “coopérative” frequency rank
- 12500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coopération | coopérative |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de coopérer. | Société où les clients sont tous actionnaires. |
Where the eye mixes coopération and coopérative
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. coopération (CVVCVCVCVVC) and coopérative (CVVCVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: coopération vs coopérative
A purely visual mix-up. coopération (\kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\) and coopérative (\kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.tiv\) 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 12500, 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\. coopérative is at rank #9,630, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.tiv\.
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 12500, this pair ranks #405,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coopération vs coopérative
Shared letters: acioprté. Private to "coopération": n. Private to "coopérative": ev.
"coopération" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVC · "coopérative" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coopération" and "coopérative" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "coopération" or "coopérative" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coopération" and "coopérative" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coopération" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coopérative" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coopération" and "coopérative" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coopération vs cooptation". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #405,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.