# complexity vs complicity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### complexity
*noun · IPA /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #6,883*
The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

### complicity
*noun · frequency rank #27,778*
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.

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