cumplimentar

[kũmplimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[kũmplimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cumplimentar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cumplimentar
PropertyValue
Headwordcumplimentar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kũmplimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,931
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cumplimentar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cumplimentarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “culebrón” (#56,930), “curativos” (#56,932), “crucemos” (#56,928). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cumplimentar” va en #56,931. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Dar parabién, o hacer visita de cumplimiento a uno, con motivo de algún acaecimiento próspero o adverso.
  2. 2
    Poner en ejecución los despachos u órdenes superiores.
  3. 3
    Rellenar, completar (por ejemplo, un formulario).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cumplimentar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Synonyms

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 "cumplimentar"?
"cumplimentar" is spelled C-U-M-P-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kũmplimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "cumplimentar" mean?
As a verb, "cumplimentar" means: Dar parabién, o hacer visita de cumplimiento a uno, con motivo de algún acaecimiento próspero o adverso.
How do you pronounce "cumplimentar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cumplimentar" is [kũmplimẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cumplimentar" come from?
"cumplimentar" 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 "cumplimentar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list