complainant
/kəmˈpleɪnənt/noun
complainant is spelled C-O-M-P-L-A-I-N-A-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, complainant means “One who makes complaint, one who complains” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of complainant is complainants.
How many letters and syllables are in complainant?
| Letters | 11: C-O-M-P-L-A-I-N-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is complainant?
Complainant appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 complainant?
- /kəmˈpleɪnənt/
Complainant has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-complainant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of complainant
- complainants plural
- complainaunt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does complainant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who makes complaint, one who complains.
- 2
The party that brings a civil lawsuit against another; the plaintiff.
- 3
An alleged victim in a criminal investigation or trial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Complainant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plaintiff:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plaignant |
| Spanish | demandante, querellante |
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 complainant come from?
From Old French complaignant, present participle of complaindre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).