compañera

[kõmpaˈɲeɾa]

/[kõmpaˈɲeɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“compañera” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,313 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,313
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de compañero.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

compañera vs compañía
78% similar
compañera vs componer
67% similar
compañera vs compañero
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for compañera
PropertyValue
Headwordcompañera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõmpaˈɲeɾa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,313
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “compañera” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). compañera lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for compañera is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmpaˈɲeɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,313 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino singular de compañero.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for compañera, with forms such as "ccompañera", "cmopañera", and "comapñera". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "compañía", "componer", "compañero", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is compañera, spelled C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de compañero.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccompañera,cmopañera,comapñera,commpañera,compaeñra,compañear,compañerra,compañrea,comppañera,compñaera,copmañera,ocmpañera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compañera - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccompañera1cmopañera2comapñera2commpañera1compaeñra2compañear2compañerra1compañrea2
Edit distance from "compañera"

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 "compañera"?
"compañera" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmpaˈɲeɾa].
What does "compañera" mean?
As a noun, "compañera" means: Forma del femenino singular de compañero.
What words are commonly confused with "compañera"?
"compañera" is commonly confused with "compañía", "componer", "compañero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compañera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compañera" is [kõmpaˈɲeɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compañera" come from?
"compañera" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “compañera”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõmpaˈɲeɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “compañía” - see the side-by-side comparison. compañera vs compañía
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list