# comprise

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəmˈpɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #12,565

## Definitions
1. To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
2. To compose; to constitute.
3. To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.

## Etymology
From Middle English comprisen, from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere, contr. comprendere, past participle comprehensus (“to comprehend”); see comprehend. Compare apprise, reprise, surprise.

## Easily confused with
- **comprises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comprise-vs-comprises)
- **comprised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comprise-vs-comprised)
- **compromise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comprise-vs-compromise)
- **compose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compose-vs-comprise)
- **compile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compile-vs-comprise)
- **compress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compress-vs-comprise)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccomprise`, `cmoprise`, `commprise`, `compirse`, `compprise`, `compries`, `comprrise`, `comprsie`, `comrpise`, `copmrise`, `ocmprise`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/comprise