complemento
[kõmpleˈmẽn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“complemento” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,630 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,630
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Elemento que se añade para completar o perfeccionar una cosa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | complemento |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõmpleˈmẽn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #8,630 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “complemento” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for complemento is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmpleˈmẽn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,630 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for complemento, with forms such as "ccomplemento", "cmoplemento", and "comlpemento". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "complementos", "complementa", "complementar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is complemento, spelled C-O-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1Elemento que se añade para completar o perfeccionar una cosa.
- 2Accesorio para la ropa, la decoración, etc.
- 3Grupo de proteínas que se reúnen alrededor de una célula extraña al organismo para protegerlo de esta.
- 4Ángulo o arco que se suma a otro para crear un ángulo recto o un cuadrante, respectivamente.
- 5Aplicación que añade una función adicional a un programa.
- 6Elemento que modifica o completa el significado de otra palabra o frase.
- 7En dos conjuntos dados, el que contiene todos los elementos que no están el otro.
- 8Intervalo que, junto con otro, completa una octava.
- 9Entre dos colores, el que produce negro (para pigmentos) o blanco (para luz) al mezclarse con otro.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccomplemento,cmoplemento,comlpemento,commplemento,compelmento,compleemnto,complemennto,complemenot,complementto,complemetno,complemmento,complemneto,compllemento,complmeento,compplemento,copmlemento,ocmplemento
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of complemento - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “complemento”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõmpleˈmẽn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “complementos” - see the side-by-side comparison. complemento vs complementos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.