# compliment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ · frequency rank #8,132

## Definitions
1. An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
2. Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
3. Misspelling of complement.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French compliment, itself a borrowing of Italian complimento, which in turn is a borrowing from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir (“to comply, complete, do what is proper”) + -miento or Latin complēmentum. Doublet of complement. Displaced Old English ġeswǣsnes.

## Easily confused with
- **compliments** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compliment-vs-compliments)
- **compliant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compliant-vs-compliment)
- **complement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complement-vs-compliment)
- **complacent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/complacent-vs-compliment)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccompliment`, `cmopliment`, `comlpiment`, `commpliment`, `compilment`, `compliemnt`, `complimennt`, `complimentt`, `complimetn`, `complimment`, `complimnet`, `complliment`, `complmient`, `comppliment`, `copmliment`, `ocmpliment`

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