compliant
com·pli·ant/kəmˈplaɪənt/adjective
compliant is spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-A-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (com·pli·ant). It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, compliant means “Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in compliant?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-P-L-I-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: com·pli·ant |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,687th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is compliant?
Compliant appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th 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 compliant?
- UK /kəmˈplʌɪənt/
- US /kəmˈplaɪənt/
Compliant has 3 syllables, split com·pli·ant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-compliant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with compliant?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as compliant from its last stressed vowel (/aɪənt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: complaint.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of compliant
- more compliant comparative
- most compliant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does compliant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
The suspect was compliant when arrested.
- 2
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
The browser is standards-compliant.
- 3
Deforming under pressure; yielding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Compliant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | docile, obéissant, accommodant , conforme |
| German | entgegenkommend, fügsam, gefällig, gefügig, nachgiebig , den Auflagen entsprechen |
| Portuguese | cooperante , conforme |
| Spanish | cumplidor, cumpliente, acatante, ateniente, atenido , conforme [a/con] |
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 compliant come from?
From comply + -ant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).