comparaba

[kõmpaˈɾaβ̞a]

/[kõmpaˈɾaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“comparaba” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,015
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comparar o de compararse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-comparaba · comparaba · Spanish

comparaba · rank #47,015 · 14 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,015
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH commercial

Nearest frequency peer: commercial (-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 “comparaba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “comparaba” 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).

comparaba vs comparar
78% similar
comparaba vs comparan
78% similar
comparaba vs comparta
78% similar

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

Key facts for comparaba
PropertyValue
Headwordcomparaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmpaˈɾaβ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,015
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “comparaba”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).comparabacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “commercial” (#47,014), “competido” (#47,016), “comezón” (#47,013). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “comparaba” va en #47,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around comparaba (IPA [kõmpaˈɾaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,015 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for comparaba, with forms such as "ccomparaba", "cmoparaba", and "comapraba". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "comparar", "comparan", "comparta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is comparaba, spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comparar o de compararse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comparar o de compararse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomparaba
  • cmoparaba
  • comapraba
  • commparaba
  • compaarba
  • comparaab
  • comparabba
  • comparava
  • comparbaa
  • comparraba
  • compparaba
  • compraaba
  • copmaraba
  • ocmparaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comparaba - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccomparaba1cmoparaba2comapraba2commparaba1compaarba2comparaab2comparabba1comparava1
Edit distance from "comparaba"

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 "comparaba"?
"comparaba" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmpaˈɾaβ̞a].
What does "comparaba" mean?
As a verb, "comparaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comparar o de compararse.
What words are commonly confused with "comparaba"?
"comparaba" is commonly confused with "comparar", "comparan", "comparta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comparaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comparaba" is [kõmpaˈɾaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comparaba" come from?
"comparaba" 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 "comparaba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list