compuse

[kõmˈpuse]

/[kõmˈpuse]/ verb

The verdict

“compuse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,053 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,053
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de componer.

Key facts for compuse
PropertyValue
Headwordcompuse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈpuse]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,053
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “compuse” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). compuse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

compuse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,053 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kõmˈpuse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de componer.".

No misspelling variants are generated for compuse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is compuse, spelled C-O-M-P-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de componer.

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 "compuse"?
"compuse" is spelled C-O-M-P-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈpuse].
What does "compuse" mean?
As a verb, "compuse" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de componer.
How do you pronounce "compuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compuse" is [kõmˈpuse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compuse" come from?
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Using “compuse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-P-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõmˈpuse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list