cumplimentar
[kũmplimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“cumplimentar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,931 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,931
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar parabién, o hacer visita de cumplimiento a uno, con motivo de algún acaecimiento próspero o adverso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cumplimentar · cumplimentar · Spanish
cumplimentar · rank #56,931 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,931
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH culebrón
Nearest frequency peer: culebrón (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cumplimentar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- crucemos
crucemos
43,073 corpus weight
- culebrón
culebrón
43,071 corpus weight
- cumplimentar
cumplimentar
43,070 corpus weight
- curativos
curativos
43,069 corpus weight
- cóndores
cóndores
43,066 corpus weight
- debatieron
debatieron
43,064 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cumplimentar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cumplimentar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kũmplimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #56,931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cumplimentar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cumplimentar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,931 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kũmplimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cumplimentar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 cumplimentar, spelled C-U-M-P-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar parabién, o hacer visita de cumplimiento a uno, con motivo de algún acaecimiento próspero o adverso.
- 2Poner en ejecución los despachos u órdenes superiores.
- 3Rellenar, completar (por ejemplo, un formulario).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cumplimentar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
el señor grueso, con un rollizo muchacho en cada hombro, vino a cumplimentar al “nuevo”. Rob y Teddy sólo sonrieron, pero el señor Bhaer le estrechó la mano.
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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