comprar
Spanish, verb/komˈpɾaɾ/
comprar is spelled C-O-M-P-R-A-R (7 letters) and appears 107 times per million words in written Spanish, the 823rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comprar is a Spanish verb meaning “to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Adquirir algo mediante el intercambio de su valor en dinero”.
What does comprar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
- 2
to buy out
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Adquirir algo mediante el intercambio de su valor en dinero. 2. Corromper a alguien con sobornos. 3. Aprobar, aceptar, admitir. 4. Observar, escuchar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of comprar
- compro first-person present singular
- compré first-person preterite singular
- comprado participle past
- comprando gerund
- comprada feminine participle past
- comprados masculine participle past
- compradas feminine participle past
- compras indicative informal present
- comprás indicative informal present
- compra indicative present singular
- compramos first-person indicative plural
- compráis indicative plural present
- compran indicative plural present
- compraba first-person imperfect indicative
- comprabas imperfect indicative second-person
- comprábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- comprabais imperfect indicative plural
- compraban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comprar?
- /komˈpɾaɾ/
- [kõmˈpɾaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comprar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comprar in Spanish?
comprar appears 107 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).