complican

[kõmˈplikãn]

/[kõmˈplikãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“complican” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,713
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complicar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-complican · complican · Spanish

complican · rank #31,713 · 14 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,713
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH compete

Nearest frequency peer: compete (-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 “complican”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “complican” 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).

complican vs cumplían
67% similar
complican vs complice
78% similar
complican vs cómplices
67% similar

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

Key facts for complican
PropertyValue
Headwordcomplican
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõmˈplikãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,713
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “complican”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).complicancae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “compete” (#31,712), “comprobantes” (#31,714), “comparativamente” (#31,711). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “complican” va en #31,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around complican (IPA [kõmˈplikãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,713 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complicar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for complican, with forms such as "ccomplican", "cmoplican", and "comlpican". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "cumplían", "complice", "cómplices", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is complican, spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-C-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complicar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomplican
  • cmoplican
  • comlpican
  • commplican
  • compilcan
  • complcian
  • compliacn
  • complicann
  • compliccan
  • complicna
  • compllican
  • compplican
  • copmlican
  • ocmplican

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccomplican1cmoplican2comlpican2commplican1compilcan2complcian2compliacn2complicann1
Edit distance from "complican"

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 "complican"?
"complican" is spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-C-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈplikãn].
What does "complican" mean?
As a verb, "complican" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complicar.
What words are commonly confused with "complican"?
"complican" is commonly confused with "cumplían", "complice", "cómplices". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "complican"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "complican" is [kõmˈplikãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "complican" come from?
"complican" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cometemos#31,709coloridos#31,707colorante#31,706colapsado#31,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

conservo14 variantschingados14 variantscelulitis14 variantscarbonato14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list