comprends

\kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃\

/\kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“comprends” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#894
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de comprendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-comprends · comprends · French

comprends · rank #894 · 15 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #894
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH 1er

Nearest frequency peer: 1er (-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 « comprends »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « comprends » 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).

comprends vs comprenez
78% similar
comprends vs comprenne
78% similar
comprends vs comprenons
80% similar

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

Key facts for comprends
PropertyValue
Headwordcomprends
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#894
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « comprends »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « 1er » (#893), « créer » (#895), « église » (#892). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « comprends » est au #894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around comprends (IPA \kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #894 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for comprends, with forms such as "ccomprends", "cmoprends", and "commprends". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "comprenez", "comprenne", "comprenons", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is comprends, spelled C-O-M-P-R-E-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de comprendre.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de comprendre.
  3. 3
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de comprendre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je comprends très bien, mon ami, votre désir de ne pas immiscer chez vous des gens qui n’arriveraient peut-être à rien…
  2. C’est des conneries pour les gogos de ton espèce, tu comprends ?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomprends
  • cmoprends
  • commprends
  • compernds
  • compprends
  • compredns
  • comprendds
  • comprendss
  • comprennds
  • comprensd
  • comprneds
  • comprrends
  • comrpends
  • copmrends
  • ocmprends

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comprends - 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.

ccomprends1cmoprends2commprends1compernds2compprends1compredns2comprendds1comprendss1
Edit distance from "comprends"

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 "comprends"?
"comprends" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-E-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃\.
What does "comprends" mean?
As a verb, "comprends" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de comprendre.
What words are commonly confused with "comprends"?
"comprends" is commonly confused with "comprenez", "comprenne", "comprenons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comprends"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comprends" is \kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comprends" come from?
"comprends" 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 "comprends", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

désormais#898assemblée#914contraire#868technique#857

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

rapidement15 variantsexactement15 variantsnombreuses15 variantsfinalement15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list