compa
Spanish, noun/ˈkompa/
compa is spelled C-O-M-P-A (5 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,293rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compa is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “buddy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variante de compadre”.
What does compa mean in English?
noun
- 1
MexicoUSmasculineslangbuddy
¡Oye, compa, qué te pasa?
- 2
masculinerevolutionary during the Nicaraguan Revolution
Los compas llevaron a cabo una gran campaña en Estelí.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante de compadre. 2. Variante de compañero o compañera (amigo, amiga).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of compa
- compas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compa?
- /ˈkompa/
- [ˈkõm.pa]
- [ˈkõmpa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is compa in Spanish?
compa appears 3.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).