# complains

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəmˈpleɪnz/ · frequency rank #15,587

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of complain

## Easily confused with
- **complies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complains-vs-complies)
- **complaint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complains-vs-complaint)
- **complying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complains-vs-complying)
- **complaints** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complains-vs-complaints)
- **complain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complain-vs-complains)
- **complained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complained-vs-complains)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccomplains`, `cmoplains`, `comlpains`, `commplains`, `compalins`, `complainns`, `complainss`, `complaisn`, `complanis`, `complians`, `compllains`, `compplains`, `copmlains`, `ocmplains`

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