companhia

/kõ.pɐ.ˈɲi.ɐ/

//kõ.pɐ.ˈɲi.ɐ// noun

The verdict

“companhia” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #909 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#909
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato de acompanhar

Key facts for companhia
PropertyValue
Headwordcompanhia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.pɐ.ˈɲi.ɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#909
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “companhia” sits in Portuguese 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). companhia lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for companhia is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.pɐ.ˈɲi.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #909 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for companhia, with forms such as "ccompanhia", "cmopanhia", and "comapnhia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is companhia, spelled C-O-M-P-A-N-H-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato de acompanhar
  2. 2
    presença:
  3. 3
    : sociedade empresarial dividida em ações
  4. 4
    reunião de pessoas, geralmente com um propósito em comum
  5. 5
    parte de um exército que é comandada por um capitão:
  6. 6
    grupo de atores

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccompanhia,cmopanhia,comapnhia,commpanhia,compahnia,companhai,companhhia,companiha,compannhia,compnahia,comppanhia,copmanhia,ocmpanhia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccompanhia1cmopanhia2comapnhia2commpanhia1compahnia2companhai2companhhia1companiha2
Edit distance from "companhia"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "companhia"?
"companhia" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-N-H-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.pɐ.ˈɲi.ɐ/.
What does "companhia" mean?
As a noun, "companhia" means: o ato de acompanhar
What are common misspellings of "companhia"?
Common misspellings include "ccompanhia", "cmopanhia", "comapnhia", "commpanhia", "compahnia". The correct spelling is "companhia".
How do you pronounce "companhia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "companhia" is /kõ.pɐ.ˈɲi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "companhia" come from?
"companhia" is a Portuguese 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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Using “companhia”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-M-P-A-N-H-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kõ.pɐ.ˈɲi.ɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list