comparar

/kõ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/

//kõ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ// verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“comparar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,390
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verificar uma determinada propriedade, entre dois objetos, buscando escolher entre os dois

Corpus desk

Index PT-comparar · comparar · Portuguese

comparar · rank #6,390 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,390
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH confederação

Nearest frequency peer: confederação (+2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “comparar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “comparar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

comparar vs compra
75% similar
comparar vs comprar
88% similar
comparar vs compare
75% similar

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

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “comparar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).compararcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “confederação” (#6,392), “censura” (#6,387), “confuso” (#6,393). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “comparar” fica em #6,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around comparar (IPA /kõ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,390 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for comparar, with forms such as "ccomparar", "cmoparar", and "comaprar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "compra", "comprar", "compare", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is comparar, spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-A-R.

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

compare(English)comparar(Español)comparer(Français)vergleichen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomparar
  • cmoparar
  • comaprar
  • commparar
  • compaarr
  • compararr
  • comparra
  • comparrar
  • compparar
  • compraar
  • copmarar
  • ocmparar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccomparar1cmoparar2comaprar2commparar1compaarr2compararr1comparra2comparrar1
Edit distance from "comparar"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

contínuo#6,396declarar#6,400desligar#6,406desporto#6,408

Similar misspelling depth

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

adicionar12 variantsexplodir12 variantsproposto12 variantsplanalto12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list