accomplice
ac·com·plice/əˈkɑm.pləs/noun
accomplice is spelled A-C-C-O-M-P-L-I-C-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (ac·com·plice). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, accomplice means “An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of accomplice is accomplices.
How many letters and syllables are in accomplice?
| Letters | 10: A-C-C-O-M-P-L-I-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ac·com·plice |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is accomplice?
Accomplice appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce accomplice?
- UK /əˈkɒm.plɪs/
- UK /əˈkʌm.plɪs/
- US /əˈkɑm.pləs/
Accomplice has 3 syllables, split ac·com·plice in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-accomplice.ogg, En-us-accomplice.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accomplice
- accomplices plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accomplice mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
- 2
rareA cooperator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accomplice in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | complice, comparse, compère |
| German | Mittäter, Mittäterin, Komplize, Komplizin , Mitarbeiter |
| Portuguese | cúmplice |
| Spanish | cómplice , fautor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does accomplice come from?
First attested in 1550. From a complice, from Middle English complice, from Old French complice (“confederate”), from Latin complicāre (“fold together”). The article a became part of the word, through the influence of the word accomplish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).