compelir
Portuguese, verb/kõ.peˈli(ʁ)/
compelir is spelled C-O-M-P-E-L-I-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 105,827th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compelir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to compel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “obrigar, forçar”.
What does compelir mean in English?
verb
- 1
BrazilPortugalto compel
- 2
BrazilPortugalto force, coerce
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. obrigar, forçar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of compelir
- compilo first-person present singular
- compele present singular third-person
- compeli first-person preterite singular
- compelido participle past
- i-e alternation
- compelires infinitive second-person singular
- compelirmos first-person infinitive plural
- compelirdes infinitive plural second-person
- compelirem infinitive plural third-person
- compelindo gerund
- compelidos masculine participle past
- compelida feminine participle past
- compelidas feminine participle past
- compeles indicative present second-person
- compelimos first-person indicative plural
- compelis indicative plural present
- compelem indicative plural present
- compelia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compelir?
- Brazil /kõ.peˈli(ʁ)/
- Brazil [kõ.peˈli(h)]
- /kõ.peˈli(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compelir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compelir in Portuguese?
compelir appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).