complicevscumpliréWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: complice is a adjective, cumpliré is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“complice” is an adjective and “cumpliré” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,823
“complice” frequency rank
#45,241
“cumpliré” frequency rank
91064
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature complice cumpliré
Definition Grafía obsoleta de cómplice. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de cumplir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set complice and cumpliré apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
complice
8 ch
cumpliré

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: complice is [kõmˈplise] while cumpliré is [kũmpliˈɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 91064, 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]. cumpliré is at rank #45,241, tagged as averb, pronounced [kũmpliˈɾe].

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 91064, this pair ranks #2,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of complice vs cumpliré

Shared letters: cilmp. Private to "complice": eo. Private to "cumpliré": rué.

"complice" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "cumpliré" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compliceccomplice · cmoplice · comlpice · commplice · compilce · complcie · complicce · compliec

Frequency comparison

complice#45,823
cumpliré#45,241

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "complice" and "cumpliré" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "complice" is an adjective and "cumpliré" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "complice" or "cumpliré"?
"cumpliré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,241 in our Spanish list, against #45,823 for "complice". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering complice vs cumpliré

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “complice”; for a verb, it's “cumpliré”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “complice” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list