compra

//ˈkõ.pɾɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,564

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

compra is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato ou efeito de comprar Pronounced /ˈkõ.pɾɐ/. It ranks #1,564 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with copa and cópia.

Key facts for compra
PropertyValue
Headwordcompra
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkõ.pɾɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,564
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for compra is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkõ.pɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,564 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for compra, with forms such as "ccompra", "cmopra", and "commpra". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "copa", "cópia", "copta", 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 compra, spelled C-O-M-P-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de comprar
  2. 2
    a coisa comprada
  3. 3
    suborno

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccompra,cmopra,commpra,compar,comppra,comrpa,copmra,ocmpra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for compra

Misspelling Variants of "compra"

ccompra7cmopra6commpra7compar6comppra7comrpa6copmra6ocmpra6
Misspelling Variants of "compra"

Frequency rank: #1,564 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compra"?
"compra" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkõ.pɾɐ/.
What does "compra" mean?
As a noun, "compra" means: ato ou efeito de comprar
What words are commonly confused with "compra"?
"compra" is commonly confused with "copa", "cópia", "copta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compra" is /ˈkõ.pɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compra" come from?
"compra" 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.