Which to use
“coopérative” is a noun and “coopératives” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,630
- “coopérative” frequency rank
- #13,347
- “coopératives” frequency rank
- 22977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coopérative | coopératives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Société où les clients sont tous actionnaires. | Féminin pluriel de coopératif. |
Same sound, different letters: coopérative vs coopératives
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. coopérative runs 11 letters (CVVCVCVCVCV) against coopératives's 12 (CVVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - coopérative and coopératives
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: coopérative and coopératives carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.tiv\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “coopérative” sits inside “coopératives”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coopérative is recorded at frequency rank #9,630, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ɔ.pe.ʁa.tiv\. coopératives is at rank #13,347, tagged as anadj, 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 22977, this pair ranks #355,054 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coopérative vs coopératives
Shared letters: aceioprtvé. Private to "coopérative": -. Private to "coopératives": s.
"coopérative" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCV · "coopératives" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coopérative" and "coopératives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "coopérative" or "coopératives" show up more?
What to do next
"coopérative" and "coopératives" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "coopérative" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coopératives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,054 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coopérative" and "coopératives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparatives vs coopératives". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #355,054 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.