compraba

/[kõmˈpɾaβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,957

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

compraba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comprar. Pronounced [kõmˈpɾaβ̞a]. Often confused with comprar and compras.

Key facts for compraba
PropertyValue
Headwordcompraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈpɾaβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,957
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for compraba is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmˈpɾaβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,957 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 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for compraba, with forms such as "ccompraba", "cmopraba", and "commpraba". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "comprar", "compras", "compran", 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 compraba, spelled C-O-M-P-R-A-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comprar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comprar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccompraba,cmopraba,commpraba,comparba,comppraba,compraab,comprabba,comprava,comprbaa,comprraba,comrpaba,copmraba,ocmpraba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for compraba

Misspelling Variants of "compraba"

ccompraba9cmopraba8commpraba9comparba8comppraba9compraab8comprabba9comprava8
Misspelling Variants of "compraba"

Frequency rank: #19,957 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compraba"?
"compraba" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈpɾaβ̞a].
What does "compraba" mean?
As a verb, "compraba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comprar.
What words are commonly confused with "compraba"?
"compraba" is commonly confused with "comprar", "compras", "compran". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compraba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compraba" is [kõmˈpɾaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compraba" come from?
"compraba" 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.