Which to use
“compa” is a noun and “compró” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,311
- “compa” frequency rank
- #5,293
- “compró” frequency rank
- 19604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compa | compró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de compadre. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar. |
Where the eye mixes compa and compró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compa vs compró
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compa is [ˈkõmpa] while compró is [kõmˈpɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compa is recorded at frequency rank #14,311, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõmpa]. compró is at rank #5,293, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19604, this pair ranks #263,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compa vs compró
Shared letters: cmop. Private to "compa": a. Private to "compró": ró.
"compa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "compró" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compa ← ccompa · cmopa · comap · commpa · comppa · copma · ocmpa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compa" for "compró" ever safe?
Which is more common, "compa" or "compró"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compa" and "compró" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compa" and "compró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compa vs Cova". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #263,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.