comprometer

verb

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The verdict

“comprometer” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,157
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expor alguém ou algo a um risco

Corpus desk

Index PT-comprometer · comprometer · Portuguese

comprometer · rank #9,157 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,157
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH compensar

Nearest frequency peer: compensar (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “comprometer”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “comprometer” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for comprometer
PropertyValue
Headwordcomprometer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Frequency rank#9,157
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “comprometer”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).comprometercai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “compensar” (#9,156), “contabilidade” (#9,160), “cerimónia” (#9,152). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “comprometer” fica em #9,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around comprometer, averb. Corpus frequency is #9,157 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for comprometer, with forms such as "ccomprometer", "cmoprometer", and "commprometer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is comprometer, spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-M-E-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    expor alguém ou algo a um risco
  2. 2
    constituir uma obrigação a alguém; fazer alguém ser responsável de algo
  3. 3
    contrair um compromisso

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O documento de 1987 lançou o conceito de “desenvolvimento sustentável”, aquele capaz de atender às necessidades das atuais gerações sem comprometer os direitos das futuras.
  2. O presidente da Geórgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, anunciou ontem a antecipação das eleições presidenciais do fim de 2008 para o dia 5 de janeiro. Ele fez uma rápida aparição na TV para anunciar a medida e para comprometer-se com a suspensão do estado de emergência que decretou na quarta-feira em razão dos protestos da oposição.

Synonyms

compromissar

This word in other languages

engage(English)comprometer(Español)engager(Français)verpflichten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomprometer
  • cmoprometer
  • commprometer
  • compormeter
  • compprometer
  • comprmoeter
  • comproemter
  • compromeetr
  • comprometerr
  • comprometre
  • comprometter
  • comprommeter
  • compromteer
  • comprrometer
  • comrpometer
  • copmrometer
  • ocmprometer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comprometer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccomprometer1cmoprometer2commprometer1compormeter2compprometer1comprmoeter2comproemter2compromeetr2
Edit distance from "comprometer"

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 "comprometer"?
"comprometer" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-M-E-T-E-R.
What does "comprometer" mean?
As a verb, "comprometer" means: expor alguém ou algo a um risco
What are common misspellings of "comprometer"?
Common misspellings include "ccomprometer", "cmoprometer", "commprometer", "compormeter", "compprometer". The correct spelling is "comprometer".
What language does "comprometer" come from?
"comprometer" 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 "comprometer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

capitalista#9,149honestidade#9,200indenização#9,203pornografia#9,235

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

incapacidade17 variantsconsistente17 variantsligeiramente17 variantsadministrar17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list