kompliziert
[kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“kompliziert” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,716. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,716
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - umständlich, undurchschaubar, schwierig, verzwickt, verstrickt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kompliziert · kompliziert · German
kompliziert · rank #4,716 · 17 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,716
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH klingen
Nearest frequency peer: klingen (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “kompliziert”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kids
kids
95,288 corpus weight
- Kilo
Kilo
95,287 corpus weight
- klingen
klingen
95,286 corpus weight
- kompliziert
kompliziert
95,285 corpus weight
- Kredit
Kredit
95,284 corpus weight
- Kugel
Kugel
95,283 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “kompliziert” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kompliziert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #4,716 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kompliziert” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around kompliziert (IPA [kɔmpliˈt͡siːɐ̯t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,716 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "umständlich, undurchschaubar, schwierig, verzwickt, verstrickt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for kompliziert, with forms such as "kkompliziert", "kmopliziert", and "komlpiziert". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "komprimiert", "komplizierte", "komplizierter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kompliziert, spelled K-O-M-P-L-I-Z-I-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1umständlich, undurchschaubar, schwierig, verzwickt, verstrickt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kompliziert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat den Weg ziemlich kompliziert beschrieben, aber es hätte genügt, wenn er gesagt hätte: "Folgt den Wegweisern, denn es ist gut ausgeschildert!".
Das Verfahren ist noch etwas kompliziert und deswegen nicht so effizient, wie es sein könnte.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkompliziert
- kmopliziert
- komlpiziert
- kommpliziert
- kompilziert
- kompliizert
- komplizeirt
- komplizierrt
- kompliziertt
- komplizietr
- kompliziret
- komplizziert
- komplliziert
- komplziiert
- komppliziert
- kopmliziert
- okmpliziert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kompliziert - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kompliziert", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "kompliziert" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "komprimiert". View pair
- 17 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,716 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.