cumplir

/[kũmˈpliɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,281

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

cumplir is aSpanishverb. It means: Llegar a tener una determinada edad. Pronounced [kũmˈpliɾ]. It ranks #1,281 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with cumplo and cumplirá.

Key facts for cumplir
PropertyValue
Headwordcumplir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kũmˈpliɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,281
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cumplir is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kũmˈpliɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,281 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cumplir, with forms such as "ccumplir", "cmuplir", and "cumlpir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "cumplo", "cumplirá", "cumpliré", 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 cumplir, spelled C-U-M-P-L-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llegar a tener una determinada edad.
  2. 2
    Hacer aquello que se prometió hacer. Honrar los compromisos.
  3. 3
    Pasar un determinado tiempo.
  4. 4
    Llevar a cabo la función o tarea correspondiente.
  5. 5
    Acatar, obedecer, observar.
  6. 6
    Consumar o concretar algo en específico.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccumplir,cmuplir,cumlpir,cummplir,cumpilr,cumplirr,cumpllir,cumplri,cumpplir,cupmlir,ucmplir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cumplir

Misspelling Variants of "cumplir"

ccumplir8cmuplir7cumlpir7cummplir8cumpilr7cumplirr8cumpllir8cumplri7
Misspelling Variants of "cumplir"

Frequency rank: #1,281 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cumplir"?
"cumplir" is spelled C-U-M-P-L-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kũmˈpliɾ].
What does "cumplir" mean?
As a verb, "cumplir" means: Llegar a tener una determinada edad.
What words are commonly confused with "cumplir"?
"cumplir" is commonly confused with "cumplo", "cumplirá", "cumpliré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cumplir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cumplir" is [kũmˈpliɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cumplir" come from?
"cumplir" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.