Which to use
“complican” and “complicar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,713
- “complican” frequency rank
- #24,067
- “complicar” frequency rank
- 55780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complican | complicar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complicar. | Mezclar, combinar o unir cosas diversas entre sí. |
Where the eye mixes complican and complicar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. complican and complicar 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 complican with complicar
A purely visual mix-up. complican ([kõmˈplikãn]) and complicar ([kõmpliˈkaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “complican” becomes r in “complicar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complican is recorded at frequency rank #31,713, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈplikãn]. complicar is at rank #24,067, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpliˈkaɾ].
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 55780, this pair ranks #77,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of complican vs complicar
Shared letters: acilmop. Private to "complican": n. Private to "complicar": r.
"complican" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "complicar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "complican" and "complicar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "complican" or "complicar"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "complican" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "complicar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complican" and "complicar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complican vs complice". 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 #77,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.