compliant
[kəmˈplʌɪənt]
The verdict
“compliant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - folgsam, fügsam, gefügig
Corpus desk
Index DE-compliant · compliant · German
compliant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compliant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kəmˈplʌɪənt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „compliant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
compliant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kəmˈplʌɪənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for compliant in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is compliant, spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1folgsam, fügsam, gefügig
- 2konform
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how compliant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The suspect was compliant when arrested.
The browser is standards compliant.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.