# complacent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ · frequency rank #22,622

## Definitions
1. Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
2. Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.

## Easily confused with
- **complaint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complacent-vs-complaint)
- **compliment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complacent-vs-compliment)
- **complement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complacent-vs-complement)
- **complacency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complacency-vs-complacent)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccomplacent`, `cmoplacent`, `comlpacent`, `commplacent`, `compalcent`, `complaccent`, `complacennt`, `complacentt`, `complacetn`, `complacnet`, `complaecnt`, `complcaent`, `compllacent`, `compplacent`, `copmlacent`, `ocmplacent`

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