compacto

/[kõmˈpakt̪o]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,189

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

compacto is anSpanishadj. It means: Se dice de un cuerpo o material de textura densa, poco porosa. Pronounced [kõmˈpakt̪o]. Often confused with cómputo and comparo.

Key facts for compacto
PropertyValue
Headwordcompacto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[kõmˈpakt̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,189
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of compacto in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for compacto is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmˈpakt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,189 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for compacto, with forms such as "ccompacto", "cmopacto", and "comapcto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "cómputo", "comparo", "completo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is compacto, spelled C-O-M-P-A-C-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de un cuerpo o material de textura densa, poco porosa.
  2. 2
    Se dice de un equipo o máquina que tiene reunidos en una sola pieza los diversos aparatos para ejercer su función.
  3. 3
    Que tiene mucha masa en relación con su volumen; condensado, denso.
  4. 4
    Que tiene o permite acomodar muchas letras en poco espacio.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccompacto,cmopacto,comapcto,commpacto,compaccto,compacot,compactto,compatco,compcato,comppacto,copmacto,ocmpacto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for compacto

Misspelling Variants of "compacto"

ccompacto9cmopacto8comapcto8commpacto9compaccto9compacot8compactto9compatco8
Misspelling Variants of "compacto"

Frequency rank: #18,189 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compacto"?
"compacto" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-C-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈpakt̪o].
What does "compacto" mean?
As an adj, "compacto" means: Se dice de un cuerpo o material de textura densa, poco porosa.
What words are commonly confused with "compacto"?
"compacto" is commonly confused with "cómputo", "comparo", "completo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compacto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compacto" is [kõmˈpakt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compacto" come from?
"compacto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.