# accomplice

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈkɒm.plɪs/ · frequency rank #21,715

## Definitions
1. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
2. A cooperator.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **accomplish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accomplice-vs-accomplish)

## Common misspellings (13)
`accmoplice`, `accomlpice`, `accommplice`, `accompilce`, `accomplcie`, `accomplicce`, `accompliec`, `accompllice`, `accompplice`, `accopmlice`, `acocmplice`, `acomplice`, `cacomplice`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/accomplice