# complainant

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəmˈpleɪnənt/ · frequency rank #25,710

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Old French complaignant, present participle of complaindre.

## Easily confused with
- **complaint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complainant-vs-complaint)
- **compliant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complainant-vs-compliant)
- **complaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complainant-vs-complaining)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccomplainant`, `cmoplainant`, `comlpainant`, `commplainant`, `compalinant`, `complaiannt`, `complainannt`, `complainantt`, `complainatn`, `complainnant`, `complainnat`, `complaniant`, `complianant`, `compllainant`, `compplainant`, `copmlainant`, `ocmplainant`

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