# compliance

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəmˈplaɪ.əns/ · frequency rank #5,403

## Definitions
1. An act of complying.
2. The state of being compliant.
3. The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
4. A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
5. The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
6. The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

## Etymology
From comply + -ance.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccompliance`, `cmopliance`, `comlpiance`, `commpliance`, `compilance`, `complaince`, `compliacne`, `compliancce`, `complianec`, `compliannce`, `complience`, `complinace`, `complliance`, `comppliance`, `copmliance`, `ocmpliance`

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