comparável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin comparābilis (“comparable”). By surface analysis, comparar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.paˈɾa.vew/ [kõ.paˈɾa.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛl/ [kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛl/ [kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐˈɾa.bɛl/ [kõ.pɐˈɾa.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
• Hyphenation: com‧pa‧rá‧vel

Adjective

comparável m or f (plural comparáveis)

1. similar, comparable (which may be compared (to))

   Synonyms: parecido, similar, semelhante, símil

   Antonym: incomparável

Derived terms

• comparavelmente
• incomparável

Related terms

• comparabilidade
• comparação
• comparado
• comparar
• comparativo

Further reading

• “comparável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024