compañero

[kõmpaˈɲeɾo]

/[kõmpaˈɲeɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“compañero” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,629
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Individuo que acompaña o da compañía a una persona o animal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-companero · compañero · Spanish

compañero · rank #1,629 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,629
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH caer

Nearest frequency peer: caer (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “compañero”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “compañero” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

compañero vs comparo
78% similar
compañero vs componer
67% similar
compañero vs compañeros
90% similar

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

Key facts for compañero
PropertyValue
Headwordcompañero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõmpaˈɲeɾo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,629
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “compañero”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).compañerocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “caer” (#1,628), “comunidades” (#1,630), “aspectos” (#1,627). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “compañero” va en #1,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around compañero (IPA [kõmpaˈɲeɾo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,629 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for compañero, with forms such as "ccompañero", "cmopañero", and "comapñero". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "comparo", "componer", "compañeros", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is compañero, spelled C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Individuo que acompaña o da compañía a una persona o animal.
  2. 2
    Varón con el que se comparte algún aspecto de la vida, especialmente en relación de pareja.
  3. 3
    Varón con el que se realiza una labor o actividad conjuntamente, o con quien se comparte un destino.
  4. 4
    Cosa que hace juego con otra, que va en conjunto con ella.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un compañero de viaje.
  2. Vivo con mi compañero desde hace muchos años.

Synonyms

camaradaamigocompadrecompapareceroparce

This word in other languages

partner(English)compagnon(Français)Kamerad(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompañero
  • cmopañero
  • comapñero
  • commpañero
  • compaeñro
  • compañeor
  • compañerro
  • compañreo
  • comppañero
  • compñaero
  • copmañero
  • ocmpañero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compañero - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccompañero1cmopañero2comapñero2commpañero1compaeñro2compañeor2compañerro1compañreo2
Edit distance from "compañero"

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 "compañero"?
"compañero" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-Ñ-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmpaˈɲeɾo].
What does "compañero" mean?
As a noun, "compañero" means: Individuo que acompaña o da compañía a una persona o animal.
What words are commonly confused with "compañero"?
"compañero" is commonly confused with "comparo", "componer", "compañeros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compañero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compañero" is [kõmpaˈɲeɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compañero" come from?
"compañero" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

identidad#1,639inversión#1,641empleados#1,602construir#1,599

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

aspectos12 variantsartistas12 variantstratando12 variantsmedicina12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list