Which to use
“complejas” is an adjective and “completan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,962
- “complejas” frequency rank
- #25,181
- “completan” frequency rank
- 35143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complejas | completan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de complejo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de completar. |
Where the eye mixes complejas and completan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. complejas and completan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses complejas with completan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: complejas is [kõmˈplexas] while completan is [kõmˈplet̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complejas is recorded at frequency rank #9,962, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmˈplexas]. completan is at rank #25,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪ãn].
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 35143, this pair ranks #187,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of complejas vs completan
Shared letters: acelmop. Private to "complejas": js. Private to "completan": nt.
"complejas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "completan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "complejas" for "completan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "complejas" vs "completan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "complejas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "completan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complejas" and "completan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "completan vs completaron". 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 #187,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.