compliments
com·pli·ments/ˈkɑmplɪmənts/noun, verb
compliments is spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-M-E-N-T-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables (com·pli·ments). It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, compliments means “Good wishes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in compliments?
| Letters | 11: C-O-M-P-L-I-M-E-N-T-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: com·pli·ments |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is compliments?
Compliments appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 compliments?
- US /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/
- UK /ˈkɒmplɪmənts/
Compliments has 3 syllables, split com·pli·ments in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-compliments.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does compliments mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of compliment
- 2
Good wishes.
Please accept this 2011 calendar with our compliments.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of compliment
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate compliments?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of compliments: compts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).