complicar
Spanish, verb/kompliˈkaɾ/
complicar is spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-C-A-R (9 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,044th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Complicar is a Spanish verb meaning “to complicate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mezclar, combinar o unir cosas diversas entre sí”.
What does complicar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to complicate
- 2
to get complicated, to get messy
- 3
to make it harder or more difficult for oneself
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mezclar, combinar o unir cosas diversas entre sí. 2. Dificultar, hacer difícil una cosa. 3. Comprometer o involucrar a alguien en una situación delicada o perjudicial.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of complicar
- complico first-person present singular
- compliqué first-person preterite singular
- complicado participle past
- c-qu alternation
- complicando gerund
- complicada feminine participle past
- complicados masculine participle past
- complicadas feminine participle past
- complicas indicative informal present
- complicás indicative informal present
- complica indicative present singular
- complicamos first-person indicative plural
- complicáis indicative plural present
- complican indicative plural present
- complicaba first-person imperfect indicative
- complicabas imperfect indicative second-person
- complicábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- complicabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce complicar?
- /kompliˈkaɾ/
- [kõm.pliˈkaɾ]
- [kõmpliˈkaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to complicar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is complicar in Spanish?
complicar appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).