compaña
[kõmˈpaɲa]
The verdict
“compaña” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,829 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,829
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vivencia y acto de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros; de acompañar o acompañarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compaña |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõmˈpaɲa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,829 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “compaña” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
compaña is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,829 among 77,812 “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
- 1Vivencia y acto de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros; de acompañar o acompañarse.
- 2Conjunto de criados o sirvientes de alguien, aunque no vivan bajo el mismo techo.
- 3Cierto número de soldados que militan bajo las órdenes y disciplina de un capitán.
- 4Persona o personas que acompañan a otra u otras, que están con ellas en un mismo lugar o situación.
- 5Sociedad o junta de varias personas unidas para un mismo fin.
- 6Cuerpo de actores formado para representar en un teatro.
- 7Alianza, coligación o confederación.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “compaña”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõmˈpaɲa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.