compliance

[kəmˈplʌɪəns]

/[kəmˈplʌɪəns]/ noun

The verdict

“compliance” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,355
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-compliance · compliance · German

compliance · rank #26,355 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,355
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH communities

Nearest frequency peer: communities (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „compliance“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „compliance“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for compliance
PropertyValue
Headwordcompliance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kəmˈplʌɪəns]
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,355
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „compliance“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).complianceliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „communities“ (#26,353), „comes“ (#26,352), „chores“ (#26,351). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „compliance“ bei #26,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around compliance (IPA [kəmˈplʌɪəns]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,355 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Einwilligung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for compliance, with forms such as "ccompliance", "cmopliance", and "comlpiance". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is compliance, spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwilligung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Compliance is commonly confused with concordance, which is the process by which a patient and clinician make decisions together about treatment.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompliance
  • cmopliance
  • comlpiance
  • commpliance
  • compilance
  • complaince
  • compliacne
  • compliancce
  • complianec
  • compliannce
  • complinace
  • complliance
  • comppliance
  • copmliance
  • ocmpliance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compliance - 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.

ccompliance1cmopliance2comlpiance2commpliance1compilance2complaince2compliacne2compliancce1
Edit distance from "compliance"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compliance"?
"compliance" is spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kəmˈplʌɪəns].
What does "compliance" mean?
As a noun, "compliance" means: Einwilligung
What are common misspellings of "compliance"?
Common misspellings include "ccompliance", "cmopliance", "comlpiance", "commpliance", "compilance". The correct spelling is "compliance".
How do you pronounce "compliance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compliance" is [kəmˈplʌɪəns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compliance" come from?
"compliance" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list