complica

/[kõmˈplika]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,412

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

complica is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complicar. Pronounced [kõmˈplika]. Often confused with cumplía and cumplirá.

Key facts for complica
PropertyValue
Headwordcomplica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈplika]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,412
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of complica in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for complica is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmˈplika]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,412 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for complica, with forms such as "ccomplica", "cmoplica", and "comlpica". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "cumplía", "cumplirá", "cumplida", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is complica, spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complicar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de complicar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccomplica,cmoplica,comlpica,commplica,compilca,complcia,compliac,complicca,compllica,compplica,copmlica,ocmplica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for complica

Misspelling Variants of "complica"

ccomplica9cmoplica8comlpica8commplica9compilca8complcia8compliac8complicca9
Misspelling Variants of "complica"

Frequency rank: #13,412 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "complica"?
"complica" is spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈplika].
What does "complica" mean?
As a verb, "complica" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complicar.
What words are commonly confused with "complica"?
"complica" is commonly confused with "cumplía", "cumplirá", "cumplida". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "complica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "complica" is [kõmˈplika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "complica" come from?
"complica" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.