compline
/ˈkɒmplɪn/
"compline" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“compline” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-compline · compline · English
compline · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compline |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒmplɪn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “compline” in English
Rare enough to double-check
compline is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒmplɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.".
Zero misspellings are on record for compline in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English compelin, cumplie, from Old French complie, from Latin complēta (hōra) (literally “finished hour”). The correct English form is compline, spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.
Etymology
From Middle English compelin, cumplie, from Old French complie, from Latin complēta (hōra) (literally “finished hour”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.