compite

/[kõmˈpit̪e]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,078

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

compite is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de competir. Pronounced [kõmˈpit̪e]. Often confused with comte and compré.

Key facts for compite
PropertyValue
Headwordcompite
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈpit̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,078
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for compite is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmˈpit̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,078 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for compite, with forms such as "ccompite", "cmopite", and "comipte". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "comte", "compré", "copete", 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 compite, spelled C-O-M-P-I-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de competir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de competir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccompite,cmopite,comipte,commpite,compiet,compitte,comppite,comptie,copmite,ocmpite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for compite

Misspelling Variants of "compite"

ccompite8cmopite7comipte7commpite8compiet7compitte8comppite8comptie7
Misspelling Variants of "compite"

Frequency rank: #17,078 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compite"?
"compite" is spelled C-O-M-P-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈpit̪e].
What does "compite" mean?
As a verb, "compite" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de competir.
What words are commonly confused with "compite"?
"compite" is commonly confused with "comte", "compré", "copete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compite" is [kõmˈpit̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compite" come from?
"compite" 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.