# completed vs complied

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### completed
*verb · IPA /kəmˈpliːtɪd/ · frequency rank #1,750*
simple past and past participle of complete

### complied
*verb · IPA /kəmˈplaɪd/ · frequency rank #20,888*
simple past and past participle of comply

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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