cooperar
The verdict
“cooperar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #17,248 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #17,248
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - trabalhar ou operar simultaneamente
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cooperar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #17,248 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cooperar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cooperar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #17,248 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cooperar, with forms such as "ccooperar", "cooeprar", and "coopearr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "comprar", "comparar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is cooperar, spelled C-O-O-P-E-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1trabalhar ou operar simultaneamente
- 2ajudar, participar de um grupo ou de um projeto
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccooperar,cooeprar,coopearr,cooperarr,cooperra,cooperrar,coopperar,cooprear,coperar,copoerar,ocoperar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cooperar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cooperar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-O-P-E-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “comprar” - see the side-by-side comparison. cooperar vs comprar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.