Which to use
“cooperativa” is a noun and “cooperativo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,424
- “cooperativa” frequency rank
- #23,952
- “cooperativo” frequency rank
- 35376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cooperativa | cooperativo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | organização de tipo associativo que combina ações nos campos social e econômico. Constitui-se como sociedade de pessoas e não de capital | relativo a cooperação |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cooperativa and cooperativo apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
cooperativa and cooperativo form a confusable pair in the Portuguese index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - a in “cooperativa” becomes o in “cooperativo” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cooperativa is recorded at frequency rank #11,424, classified as anoun, pronounced /ko.o.pe.ɾa.ˈʧi.vɐ/. cooperativo is at rank #23,952, tagged as anadj.
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 35376, this pair ranks #31,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering cooperativa vs cooperativo
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “cooperativa”; for an adjective, it's “cooperativo”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cooperativa” entry
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