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Comprable 

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A phonetic spelling of the word comparable (Pronounced "Com-parable" with the letter "a" being silenced)

Used to describe something as "sufficiently similar" or an "adequate/suitable replacement". This is different to comparable which is broadly used to indicate similarities between things.
Waiter: I'm afraid we don't have any salmon left, would a beef dish be comparable?
Customer: Well, they are comparable in that they are both food, but they aren't comprable as they aren't sufficiently similar like a cod dish.
Comprable by Frank Turing January 28, 2022
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comprable 

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In Spanish, it means buyable or "may/can be bought". In English, it's a misspelling of the word "comparable", due to the fact that the first "a" is silent in the most common of multiple widely accepted pronunciations. Some people claim it's a fake word that people ironically use to sound smart, but the real irony is that people who make that claim are trying to sound smart when they don't know what they're talking about. It's not a fake word, it's a phonetic misspelling of a real word.
Saying that "comprable" is a fake word is comparable to saying that "diffrence" is a fake word.
comprable by bis225 September 9, 2019

Comprable 

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A fake word people ironically use to sound smart when they should be using the oh so familiar comparable. Also British drawl when pronouncing comparable sounds like comprable but it is not a new word.
Kelly Preston's micro derm abrasion commercials: "this treatment is comprable to expensive salon treatments"
Comprable by R5Don4 August 8, 2009

Comprable 

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Something that can be compromised, able to be compromised, comprable.
He’s a comprable guy, so he gets along well with most people.

Their gambling habits seem too comprable, I sometimes worry about how they make it through the years

The risk far outweighs the reward, this mission is too comprable for us to accept
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