comparsa
Spanish, noun/komˈpaɾsa/
comparsa is spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-S-A (8 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 28,265th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comparsa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “troupe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En una obra de teatro, grupo de personas que no hablan”.
What does comparsa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetroupe
- 2
femininea group of people all dressed up in the same clothing, especially for a carnival
- 3
feminineextra
- 4
femininethe extras
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En una obra de teatro, grupo de personas que no hablan. 2. Agrupación carnavalesca que sale a la calle a interpretar su música y baile. 3. Sociedad constituida para participar en la recreación festiva de las batallas y luchas entre moros y cristianos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of comparsa
- comparsas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comparsa?
- /komˈpaɾsa/
- [kõmˈpaɾ.sa]
- [kõmˈpaɾsa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comparsa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comparsa in Spanish?
comparsa appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).