compases

/[kõmˈpases]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,508

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

compases is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de compasar. Pronounced [kõmˈpases]. Often confused with compres and compás.

Key facts for compases
PropertyValue
Headwordcompases
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈpases]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,508
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of compases in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for compases is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmˈpases]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,508 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de compasar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for compases, with forms such as "ccompases", "cmopases", and "comapses". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "compres", "compás", "compare", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 compases, spelled C-O-M-P-A-S-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de compasar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccompases,cmopases,comapses,commpases,compaces,compaess,compasess,compasse,compasses,comppases,compsaes,copmases,ocmpases

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for compases

Misspelling Variants of "compases"

ccompases9cmopases8comapses8commpases9compaces8compaess8compasess9compasse8
Misspelling Variants of "compases"

Frequency rank: #34,508 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compases"?
"compases" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈpases].
What does "compases" mean?
As a verb, "compases" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de compasar.
What words are commonly confused with "compases"?
"compases" is commonly confused with "compres", "compás", "compare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compases"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compases" is [kõmˈpases]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compases" come from?
"compases" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.