compraste

[kõmˈpɾast̪e]

/[kõmˈpɾast̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“compraste” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,314
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-compraste · compraste · Spanish

compraste · rank #14,314 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,314
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH componer

Nearest frequency peer: componer (-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 “compraste”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “compraste” 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).

compraste vs comprate
89% similar
compraste vs contraste
78% similar
compraste vs compras
78% similar

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

Key facts for compraste
PropertyValue
Headwordcompraste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈpɾast̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,314
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “compraste”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.comprastecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “componer” (#14,313), “conciliación” (#14,315), “compatibles” (#14,312). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “compraste” va en #14,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around compraste (IPA [kõmˈpɾast̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,314 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for compraste, with forms such as "ccompraste", "cmopraste", and "commpraste". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "comprate", "contraste", "compras", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is compraste, spelled C-O-M-P-R-A-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompraste
  • cmopraste
  • commpraste
  • comparste
  • comppraste
  • compraset
  • comprasste
  • comprastte
  • compratse
  • comprraste
  • comprsate
  • comrpaste
  • copmraste
  • ocmpraste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccompraste1cmopraste2commpraste1comparste2comppraste1compraset2comprasste1comprastte1
Edit distance from "compraste"

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 "compraste"?
"compraste" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-A-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈpɾast̪e].
What does "compraste" mean?
As a verb, "compraste" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.
What words are commonly confused with "compraste"?
"compraste" is commonly confused with "comprate", "contraste", "compras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compraste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compraste" is [kõmˈpɾast̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compraste" come from?
"compraste" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list