# complicate vs complicity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### complicate
*verb · IPA /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/ · frequency rank #20,593*
To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

### 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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