compré
[kõmˈpɾe]
The verdict
“compré” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,594
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compré |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõmˈpɾe] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,594 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “compré” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around compré (IPA [kõmˈpɾe]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,594 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for compré, with forms such as "ccompré", "cmopré", and "commpré". 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, "COPE", "corre", "compu", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is compré, spelled C-O-M-P-R-É.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccompré
- cmopré
- commpré
- comppré
- comprré
- compér
- comrpé
- copmré
- ocmpré
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compré - 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.
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.
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Using “compré”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-P-R-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõmˈpɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “COPE” - see the side-by-side comparison. compré vs COPE
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.