complejavscompletasTell them apart

Which to use

“compleja” and “completas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,498
“compleja” frequency rank
#8,488
“completas” frequency rank
14986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compleja completas
Definition Forma del femenino de complejo. Forma del femenino plural de completo.

Where the eye mixes compleja and completas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. compleja runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against completas's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
compleja
9 ch
completas

Look-alike desk: compleja vs completas

A purely visual mix-up. compleja ([kõmˈplexa]) and completas ([kõmˈplet̪as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compleja is recorded at frequency rank #6,498, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmˈplexa]. completas is at rank #8,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪as].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 14986, this pair ranks #281,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of compleja vs completas

Shared letters: acelmop. Private to "compleja": j. Private to "completas": st.

"compleja" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "completas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compleja ← ccompleja · cmopleja · comlpeja · commpleja · compelja · compleaj · complejja · compljea
  • completas ← ccompletas · cmopletas · comlpetas · commpletas · compeltas · compleats · completass · completsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "compleja" and "completas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈplexa] versus [kõmˈplet̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "compleja" or "completas"?
"compleja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,498 in our Spanish list, against #8,488 for "completas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "compleja" and "completas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compleja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "completas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #281,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compleja" and "completas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compactas vs completas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #281,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list