compota

/kõ.ˈpɔ.tɐ/

//kõ.ˈpɔ.tɐ// noun

The verdict

“compota” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,221 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,221
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - doce em calda

Corpus desk

Index PT-compota · compota · Portuguese

compota · rank #53,221 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,221
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH condescendênc…

Nearest frequency peer: condescendência (+5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “compota”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “compota” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for compota
PropertyValue
Headwordcompota
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.ˈpɔ.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “compota” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).compotacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “condescendência” (#53,226), “Comanche” (#53,215), “conformado” (#53,227). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “compota” fica em #53,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

compota is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,221 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kõ.ˈpɔ.tɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "doce em calda".

compota has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is compota, spelled C-O-M-P-O-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    doce em calda

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how compota appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Toda porteira parece ter alguma coisa para vender, de cereja madura a compota feita em casa.

This word in other languages

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 "compota"?
"compota" is spelled C-O-M-P-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈpɔ.tɐ/.
What does "compota" mean?
As a noun, "compota" means: doce em calda
How do you pronounce "compota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compota" is /kõ.ˈpɔ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compota" come from?
"compota" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list