compró

[kõmˈpɾo]

/[kõmˈpɾo]/ verb

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The verdict

“compró” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,293
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-compro · compró · Spanish

compró · rank #5,293 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,293
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH competencias

Nearest frequency peer: competencias (-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 “compró”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “compró” 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).

compró vs Coro
33% similar
compró vs copo
50% similar
compró vs Corro
33% similar

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

Key facts for compró
PropertyValue
Headwordcompró
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈpɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,293
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “compró”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).comprócae 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 “competencias” (#5,292), “considerable” (#5,294), “citado” (#5,291). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “compró” va en #5,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around compró (IPA [kõmˈpɾo]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,293 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for compró, with forms such as "ccompró", "cmopró", and "commpró". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Coro", "copo", "Corro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is compró, spelled C-O-M-P-R-Ó.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompró
  • cmopró
  • commpró
  • comppró
  • comprró
  • compór
  • comrpó
  • copmró
  • ocmpró

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compró - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccompró1cmopró2commpró1comppró1comprró1compór2comrpó2copmró2
Edit distance from "compró"

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 "compró"?
"compró" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈpɾo].
What does "compró" mean?
As a verb, "compró" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.
What words are commonly confused with "compró"?
"compró" is commonly confused with "Coro", "copo", "Corro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compró"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compró" is [kõmˈpɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compró" come from?
"compró" 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 "compró", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

citado#5,291bebida#5,284apoyan#5,280gustos#5,313

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

estudia9 variantsmentir9 variantsreduce9 variantspiense9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list