comprovar

/kõ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/

//kõ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ// verb

The verdict

“comprovar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,698. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,698
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - confirmar

Corpus desk

Index PT-comprovar · comprovar · Portuguese

comprovar · rank #13,698 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,698
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH compreendido

Nearest frequency peer: compreendido (-2 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 “comprovar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “comprovar” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

comprovar vs comprar
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for comprovar
PropertyValue
Headwordcomprovar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,698
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “comprovar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).comprovarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “compreendido” (#13,696), “conseguinte” (#13,701), “competente” (#13,693). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “comprovar” fica em #13,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around comprovar (IPA /kõ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,698 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for comprovar, with forms such as "ccomprovar", "cmoprovar", and "commprovar". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "comprar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is comprovar, spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-V-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    confirmar
  2. 2
    demonstrar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A maior parte dos brasileiros mais pobres aprende várias habilidades para sobreviver, mas não tem certificados para comprovar essas competências.
  2. Após cumprir a pena, Jerominho poderá ter sua candidatura deferida se comprovar estar em dia com a Justiça.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomprovar
  • cmoprovar
  • commprovar
  • comporvar
  • compprovar
  • comproavr
  • comprovarr
  • comprovra
  • comprovvar
  • comprrovar
  • comprvoar
  • comrpovar
  • copmrovar
  • ocmprovar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comprovar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccomprovar1cmoprovar2commprovar1comporvar2compprovar1comproavr2comprovarr1comprovra2
Edit distance from "comprovar"

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 "comprovar"?
"comprovar" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-O-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/.
What does "comprovar" mean?
As a verb, "comprovar" means: confirmar
What words are commonly confused with "comprovar"?
"comprovar" is commonly confused with "comprar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comprovar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comprovar" is /kõ.pɾu.ˈvaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comprovar" come from?
"comprovar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comprovar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list