Which to use
“complice” and “cómplices” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,823
- “complice” frequency rank
- #10,480
- “cómplices” frequency rank
- 56303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complice | cómplices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grafía obsoleta de cómplice. | Forma del plural de cómplice. |
Where the eye mixes complice and cómplices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. complice runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against cómplices's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: complice vs cómplices
A purely visual mix-up. complice ([kõmˈplise]) and cómplices ([ˈkõmplises]) 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 56303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complice is recorded at frequency rank #45,823, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmˈplise]. cómplices is at rank #10,480, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkõmplises].
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 56303, this pair ranks #75,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of complice vs cómplices
Shared letters: ceilmp. Private to "complice": o. Private to "cómplices": só.
"complice" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "cómplices" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- complice ← ccomplice · cmoplice · comlpice · commplice · compilce · complcie · complicce · compliec
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "complice" and "cómplices" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "complice" or "cómplices" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "complice" and "cómplices" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "complice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cómplices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complice" and "cómplices" 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 #75,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.