comparar

//kõ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,390

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

comparar is aPortugueseverb. It means: verificar uma determinada propriedade, entre dois objetos, buscando escolher entre os dois Pronounced /kõ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/. It ranks #6,390 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with compra and comprar.

Key facts for comparar
PropertyValue
Headwordcomparar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,390
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of comparar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for comparar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,390 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for comparar, with forms such as "ccomparar", "cmoparar", and "comaprar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "compra", "comprar", "compare", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is comparar, spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    verificar uma determinada propriedade, entre dois objetos, buscando escolher entre os dois
  2. 2
    estabelecer comparação entre pessoas, animais, objetos, coisas, ideias, etc.
  3. 3
    confrontar
  4. 4
    achar semelhante ou igual

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccomparar,cmoparar,comaprar,commparar,compaarr,compararr,comparra,comparrar,compparar,compraar,copmarar,ocmparar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for comparar

Misspelling Variants of "comparar"

ccomparar9cmoparar8comaprar8commparar9compaarr8compararr9comparra8comparrar9
Misspelling Variants of "comparar"

Frequency rank: #6,390 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comparar"?
"comparar" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/.
What does "comparar" mean?
As a verb, "comparar" means: verificar uma determinada propriedade, entre dois objetos, buscando escolher entre os dois
What words are commonly confused with "comparar"?
"comparar" is commonly confused with "compra", "comprar", "compare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comparar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comparar" is /kõ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comparar" come from?
"comparar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.