comprar
/kõ.ˈpɾaχ/
The verdict
“comprar” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #642 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #642
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - obter algo em troca de dinheiro
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 | comprar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kõ.ˈpɾaχ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #642 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “comprar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for comprar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.ˈpɾaχ/. Corpus data places it at rank #642 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for comprar, with forms such as "ccomprar", "cmoprar", and "commprar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "copiar", "cumprir", "cooperar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is comprar, spelled C-O-M-P-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1obter algo em troca de dinheiro
- 2adotar (alguma opinião)
- 3aceitar e/ou entender como verdadeira a lógica em uma discussão
- 4pegar uma carta do baralho em certos jogos
- 5peitar com dinheiro
- 6realizar compra de (algo) para (alguém):
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccomprar,cmoprar,commprar,comparr,compprar,comprarr,comprra,comprrar,comrpar,copmrar,ocmprar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comprar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “comprar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-M-P-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kõ.ˈpɾaχ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “copiar” - see the side-by-side comparison. comprar vs copiar
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.