comparer

\kɔ̃.pa.ʁe\

/\kɔ̃.pa.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“comparer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,830
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Examiner les rapports de ressemblance et de différence entre une chose et une autre, entre une personne et une autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-comparer · comparer · French

comparer · rank #3,830 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,830
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH communications

Nearest frequency peer: communications (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « comparer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « comparer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

comparer vs compter
75% similar
comparer vs compère
75% similar
comparer vs comparu
75% similar

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

Key facts for comparer
PropertyValue
Headwordcomparer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.pa.ʁe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,830
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « comparer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.comparerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « communications » (#3,829), « connard » (#3,831), « civils » (#3,828). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « comparer » est au #3,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around comparer (IPA \kɔ̃.pa.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,830 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for comparer, with forms such as "ccomparer", "cmoparer", and "comaprer". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "compter", "compère", "comparu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is comparer, spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Examiner les rapports de ressemblance et de différence entre une chose et une autre, entre une personne et une autre.
  2. 2
    Rapprocher, avec la pensée d’égaler.
  3. 3
    Marquer les rapports de ressemblance entre des choses ou des personnes qui sont de nature ou d’espèce différente.
  4. 4
    Confronter et examiner si deux choses sont de la même main.
  5. 5
    Assimiler deux idées.
  6. 6
    Déterminer le classement relatif de plusieurs éléments (typiquement des nombres) dans une relation d’ordre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how comparer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En comparant ce tableau avec celui fourni par le cadastre de 1810 que nous donnons ci-dessous, on est frappé des immenses changements survenus dans l’état de la culture du terroir de Laon depuis moins d’un demi-siècle.
  2. Mais on n'en finira pas, en revanche, de « comparer » : comparer est inexhaustible. On n'en finira pas d'enfiler les recoupements, d'aller chercher plus loin, ailleurs, des rapprochements.

This word in other languages

compare(English)comparar(Español)vergleichen(Deutsch)comparar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomparer
  • cmoparer
  • comaprer
  • commparer
  • compaerr
  • comparerr
  • comparre
  • comparrer
  • compparer
  • compraer
  • copmarer
  • ocmparer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comparer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccomparer1cmoparer2comaprer2commparer1compaerr2comparerr1comparre2comparrer1
Edit distance from "comparer"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comparer"?
"comparer" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pa.ʁe\.
What does "comparer" mean?
As a verb, "comparer" means: Examiner les rapports de ressemblance et de différence entre une chose et une autre, entre une personne et une autre.
What words are commonly confused with "comparer"?
"comparer" is commonly confused with "compter", "compère", "comparu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comparer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comparer" is \kɔ̃.pa.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comparer" come from?
"comparer" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chinoise#3,827chapelle#3,826chantier#3,825autorisé#3,821

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

entraîne12 variantsfamiliale12 variantsfédérale12 variantsintitulé12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list