complementar

[kõmplemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[kõmplemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“complementar” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,918
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agregar uno o más complementos, completar algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-complementar · complementar · Spanish

complementar · rank #17,918 · 19 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,918
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH competidor

Nearest frequency peer: competidor (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “complementar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “complementar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

complementar vs complemento
83% similar
complementar vs complementos
83% similar
complementar vs complementario
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for complementar
PropertyValue
Headwordcomplementar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmplemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,918
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “complementar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.complementarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “competidor” (#17,917), “conchas” (#17,919), “competiciones” (#17,916). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “complementar” va en #17,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around complementar (IPA [kõmplemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,918 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Agregar uno o más complementos, completar algo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for complementar, with forms such as "ccomplementar", "cmoplementar", and "comlpementar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "complemento", "complementos", "complementario", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is complementar, spelled C-O-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agregar uno o más complementos, completar algo.

Synonyms

completarmejorarsuplementar

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomplementar
  • cmoplementar
  • comlpementar
  • commplementar
  • compelmentar
  • compleemntar
  • complemenatr
  • complemenntar
  • complementarr
  • complementra
  • complementtar
  • complemetnar
  • complemmentar
  • complemnetar
  • compllementar
  • complmeentar
  • compplementar
  • copmlementar
  • ocmplementar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of complementar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccomplementar1cmoplementar2comlpementar2commplementar1compelmentar2compleemntar2complemenatr2complemenntar1
Edit distance from "complementar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "complementar"?
"complementar" is spelled C-O-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmplemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "complementar" mean?
As a verb, "complementar" means: Agregar uno o más complementos, completar algo.
What words are commonly confused with "complementar"?
"complementar" is commonly confused with "complemento", "complementos", "complementario". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "complementar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "complementar" is [kõmplemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "complementar" come from?
"complementar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "complementar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list