compaña

[kõmˈpaɲa]

/[kõmˈpaɲa]/ noun

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The verdict

“compaña” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,829 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,829
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vivencia y acto de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros; de acompañar o acompañarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-compana · compaña · Spanish

compaña · rank #81,829 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,829
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH comigo

Nearest frequency peer: comigo (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “compaña”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “compaña” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for compaña
PropertyValue
Headwordcompaña
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõmˈpaɲa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “compaña” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).compañacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “comigo” (#81,827), “comprometimos” (#81,831), “comidilla” (#81,826). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “compaña” va en #81,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

compaña is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,829 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kõmˈpaɲa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for compaña, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is compaña, spelled C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vivencia y acto de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros; de acompañar o acompañarse.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de criados o sirvientes de alguien, aunque no vivan bajo el mismo techo.
  3. 3
    Cierto número de soldados que militan bajo las órdenes y disciplina de un capitán.
  4. 4
    Persona o personas que acompañan a otra u otras, que están con ellas en un mismo lugar o situación.
  5. 5
    Sociedad o junta de varias personas unidas para un mismo fin.
  6. 6
    Cuerpo de actores formado para representar en un teatro.
  7. 7
    Alianza, coligación o confederación.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how compaña appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Adiós, Pedro y la compaña.

Synonyms

familia

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compaña"?
"compaña" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈpaɲa].
What does "compaña" mean?
As a noun, "compaña" means: Vivencia y acto de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros; de acompañar o acompañarse.
How do you pronounce "compaña"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compaña" is [kõmˈpaɲa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compaña" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "compaña", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

colorín#81,818colirio#81,814colando#81,810copando#81,849

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list