# complexity

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #6,883

## Definitions
1. The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
2. That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

## Etymology
From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness.

## Easily confused with
- **complicity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complexity-vs-complicity)
- **complexion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complexion-vs-complexity)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccomplexity`, `cmoplexity`, `comlpexity`, `commplexity`, `compelxity`, `compleixty`, `complexitty`, `complexityy`, `complexiyt`, `complextiy`, `complexxity`, `compllexity`, `complxeity`, `compplexity`, `copmlexity`, `ocmplexity`

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