comportarse
[kõmpoɾˈt̪aɾse]
The verdict
“comportarse” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #15,318 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #15,318
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Obrar o actuar de determinada manera; tener un conjunto de actitudes respecto al modo de proceder.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comportarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõmpoɾˈt̪aɾse] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #15,318 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “comportarse” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for comportarse is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmpoɾˈt̪aɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,318 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 generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for comportarse, with forms such as "ccomportarse", "cmoportarse", and "commportarse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "comportar", "compararse", "completarse", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is comportarse, spelled C-O-M-P-O-R-T-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Obrar o actuar de determinada manera; tener un conjunto de actitudes respecto al modo de proceder.
- 2Conducirse con cortesía, urbanidad y disciplina.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccomportarse,cmoportarse,commportarse,comoprtarse,comporatrse,comporrtarse,comportarce,comportares,comportarrse,comportarsse,comportasre,comportrase,comporttarse,compotrarse,compportarse,comprotarse,copmortarse,ocmportarse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comportarse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “comportarse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-P-O-R-T-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõmpoɾˈt̪aɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “comportar” - see the side-by-side comparison. comportarse vs comportar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.