compra
Portuguese, noun/ˈkõ.pɾɐ/
compra is spelled C-O-M-P-R-A (6 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,567th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “purchase (that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of comprar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de comprar”.
What does compra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepurchase (that which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de comprar 2. a coisa comprada 3. suborno
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 compra
- compras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compra?
- Brazil /ˈkõ.pɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkõ.pɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compra in Portuguese?
compra appears 62 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).