compra

/[ˈkõmpɾa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,368

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

compra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o resultado de comprar. Pronounced [ˈkõmpɾa]. It ranks #1,368 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Copa and cora.

Key facts for compra
PropertyValue
Headwordcompra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkõmpɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,368
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for compra is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkõmpɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,368 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for compra, with forms such as "ccompra", "cmopra", and "commpra". 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, "Copa", "cora", "copia", 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 compra, spelled C-O-M-P-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o resultado de comprar.
  2. 2
    Obtención de algún beneficio a cambio de algo de valor, generalmente dinero.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccompra,cmopra,commpra,compar,comppra,comrpa,copmra,ocmpra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for compra

Misspelling Variants of "compra"

ccompra7cmopra6commpra7compar6comppra7comrpa6copmra6ocmpra6
Misspelling Variants of "compra"

Frequency rank: #1,368 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compra"?
"compra" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkõmpɾa].
What does "compra" mean?
As a noun, "compra" means: Acción o resultado de comprar.
What words are commonly confused with "compra"?
"compra" is commonly confused with "Copa", "cora", "copia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compra" is [ˈkõmpɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compra" come from?
"compra" 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.