comprar

[kõmˈpɾaɾ]

/[kõmˈpɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“comprar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#819
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adquirir algo mediante el intercambio de su valor en dinero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-comprar · comprar · Spanish

comprar · rank #819 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #819
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH capacidad

Nearest frequency peer: capacidad (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “comprar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “comprar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

comprar vs compró
71% similar
comprar vs compré
71% similar
comprar vs copiar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for comprar
PropertyValue
Headwordcomprar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈpɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#819
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “comprar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).comprarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “capacidad” (#818), “crear” (#820), “boca” (#817). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “comprar” va en #819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around comprar (IPA [kõmˈpɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #819 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for comprar, with forms such as "ccomprar", "cmoprar", and "commprar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "compró", "compré", "copiar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is comprar, spelled C-O-M-P-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adquirir algo mediante el intercambio de su valor en dinero.
  2. 2
    Corromper a alguien con sobornos.
  3. 3
    Aprobar, aceptar, admitir.
  4. 4
    Observar, escuchar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how comprar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Los miles de hectáreas que hace tres años compró a diez pesos, hoy valen cincuenta.
  2. un bruto que, porque no rebuznase más en la tribuná de Lorencini y Fontana de Oro, donde predicaba todas las noches que era necesario acabar á puñaladas con el ministerio de los Argüelles, le compró este ministerio con lá tesorería de Barcelona, al mismo tiempo que compró á Alcalá Galiano con la intendencia de Cordoba, y convirtió á los dos en panegirista…

Synonyms

adquirircomerciarmercarsobornarcorrompercoimearbilletearuntar

Antonyms

vender

This word in other languages

buy(English)acheter(Français)kaufen(Deutsch)comprar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomprar
  • cmoprar
  • commprar
  • comparr
  • compprar
  • comprarr
  • comprra
  • comprrar
  • comrpar
  • copmrar
  • ocmprar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comprar - 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.

ccomprar1cmoprar2commprar1comparr2compprar1comprarr1comprra2comprrar1
Edit distance from "comprar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comprar"?
"comprar" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈpɾaɾ].
What does "comprar" mean?
As a verb, "comprar" means: Adquirir algo mediante el intercambio de su valor en dinero.
What words are commonly confused with "comprar"?
"comprar" is commonly confused with "compró", "compré", "copiar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comprar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comprar" is [kõmˈpɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comprar" come from?
"comprar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comprar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

energía#822esperar#823oficina#810natural#829

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

supuesto11 variantssuperior11 variantsqueremos11 variantssiquiera11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list