complimentary
com·pli·men·ta·ry/ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adjective
complimentary is spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-R-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables (com·pli·men·ta·ry). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “complementary vs complimentary” about 9,900 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, complimentary means “In the nature of a compliment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in complimentary?
| Letters | 13: C-O-M-P-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: com·pli·men·ta·ry |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is complimentary?
Complimentary appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 complimentary?
- UK /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
- US /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
Complimentary has 5 syllables, split com·pli·men·ta·ry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-complimentary.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with complimentary
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: complementary (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with complimentary?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as complimentary from its last stressed vowel (/ɛntɹi/):
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 complimentary
- more complimentary comparative
- most complimentary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does complimentary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In the nature of a compliment.
a complimentary remark
- 2
Free; provided at no charge.
complimentary drinks
- 3
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate complimentary?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of complimentary: comp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Complimentary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | flatteur, laudatif , gratuit |
| German | schmeichelnd, bauchpinselnd , kostenlos, gratis |
| Portuguese | lisonjeiro |
| Spanish | lisonjero , de regalo, de obsequio |
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 complimentary come from?
From compliment (noun) + -ary. Piecewise doublet of complementary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
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