compasar

[kõmpaˈsaɾ]

/[kõmpaˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“compasar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Medir una distancia con un compás en mapas, diagramas, etc.

Key facts for compasar
PropertyValue
Headwordcompasar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmpaˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “compasar” sits in Spanish frequency

compasar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for compasar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmpaˈsaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for compasar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is compasar, spelled C-O-M-P-A-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Medir una distancia con un compás en mapas, diagramas, etc.
  2. 2
    Trazar circunferencias o arcos con un compás. :*Ejemplo: los editores no han podido encontrar ningún ejemplo de uso de esta palabra en textos publicados o corpus. Puedes ayudar al Wikcionario incorporando alguno. Por favor, no emplees ejemplos inventados.
  3. 3
    Arreglar, medir o proporcionar las cosas de modo que ni sobren ni falten.
  4. 4
    Establecer la división de una partitura o composición en duraciones iguales, trazando líneas verticales en el pentagrama para indicar dónde empieza y termina cada compás (espacio que incluye las notas correspondientes a cada tiempo del ritmo).

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compasar"?
"compasar" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmpaˈsaɾ].
What does "compasar" mean?
As a verb, "compasar" means: Medir una distancia con un compás en mapas, diagramas, etc.
How do you pronounce "compasar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compasar" is [kõmpaˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compasar" come from?
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Using “compasar”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-P-A-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõmpaˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

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