Which to use
“complican” is a verb and “complice” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,713
- “complican” frequency rank
- #45,823
- “complice” frequency rank
- 77536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complican | complice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de complicar. | Grafía obsoleta de cómplice. |
Where the eye mixes complican and complice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. complican runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against complice's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between complican and complice
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: complican is [kõmˈplikãn] while complice is [kõmˈplise]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77536, 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]. complice is at rank #45,823, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõmˈplise].
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 77536, this pair ranks #15,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of complican vs complice
Shared letters: cilmop. Private to "complican": an. Private to "complice": e.
"complican" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "complice" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "complican" and "complice" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "complican" vs "complice" - which ranks higher?
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 "complice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complican" and "complice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complice vs cumpliré". 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 #15,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.