comparsa
/kõ.ˈpaɾ.sɐ/
The verdict
“comparsa” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #40,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,485
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cúmplice, parceiro
Corpus desk
Index PT-comparsa · comparsa · Portuguese
comparsa · rank #40,485 · 12 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #40,485
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH convergir
Nearest frequency peer: convergir (+6 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 “comparsa”
Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho
- carpet
carpet
59,536 corpus weight
- chapolin
chapolin
59,530 corpus weight
- cipriota
cipriota
59,525 corpus weight
- circunscriç…
circunscrição
59,524 corpus weight
- comparsa
comparsa
59,516 corpus weight
- convergir
convergir
59,510 corpus weight
What this shows “comparsa” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comparsa |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kõ.ˈpaɾ.sɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #40,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequência do íman ortográfico “comparsa”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around comparsa (IPA /kõ.ˈpaɾ.sɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,485 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for comparsa, with forms such as "ccomparsa", "cmoparsa", and "comaprsa". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "compra", "compasso", "comarca", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is comparsa, spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-S-A.
Definition
- 1cúmplice, parceiro
- 2figurante
- 3pessoa de pouca importância num negócio
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccomparsa
- cmoparsa
- comaprsa
- commparsa
- comparas
- comparrsa
- comparssa
- compasra
- compparsa
- comprasa
- copmarsa
- ocmparsa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comparsa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comparsa", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).