comprimir

//kõ.pɾi.ˈmiɾ// verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,878

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

comprimir is aPortugueseverb. It means: sujeitar à compressão, reduzindo o volume Pronounced /kõ.pɾi.ˈmiɾ/. Often confused with comprimido.

Key facts for comprimir
PropertyValue
Headwordcomprimir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.pɾi.ˈmiɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,878
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for comprimir is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.pɾi.ˈmiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #49,878 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for comprimir, with forms such as "ccomprimir", "cmoprimir", and "commprimir". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "comprimido", 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 comprimir, spelled C-O-M-P-R-I-M-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sujeitar à compressão, reduzindo o volume
  2. 2
    apertar ou aconchegar:
  3. 3
    reprimir ou manter sobre disciplina férrea
  4. 4
    reduzir o espaçamento entre as moléculas
  5. 5
    ajeitar-se ou aconchegar-se de forma a caber em espaço reduzido:

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccomprimir,cmoprimir,commprimir,compirmir,compprimir,compriimr,comprimirr,comprimmir,comprimri,comprmiir,comprrimir,comrpimir,copmrimir,ocmprimir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for comprimir

Misspelling Variants of "comprimir"

ccomprimir10cmoprimir9commprimir10compirmir9compprimir10compriimr9comprimirr10comprimmir10
Misspelling Variants of "comprimir"

Frequency rank: #49,878 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comprimir"?
"comprimir" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-I-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.pɾi.ˈmiɾ/.
What does "comprimir" mean?
As a verb, "comprimir" means: sujeitar à compressão, reduzindo o volume
What words are commonly confused with "comprimir"?
"comprimir" is commonly confused with "comprimido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comprimir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comprimir" is /kõ.pɾi.ˈmiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comprimir" come from?
"comprimir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.