komplizieren
[kɔmpliˈt͡siːʁən]
The verdict
“komplizieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - komplizierter, schwieriger, verwickelter, undurchschaubarer machen/werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-komplizieren · komplizieren · German
komplizieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | komplizieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɔmpliˈt͡siːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „komplizieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
komplizieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔmpliˈt͡siːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "komplizierter, schwieriger, verwickelter, undurchschaubarer machen/werden".
Zero misspellings are on record for komplizieren in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is komplizieren, spelled K-O-M-P-L-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1komplizierter, schwieriger, verwickelter, undurchschaubarer machen/werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how komplizieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit vereinten Kräften gelang es ihnen, das Ganze weit über die wildesten Träume unserer Ahnen hinaus zu komplizieren.“
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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.