compléter

\kɔ̃.ple.te\

/\kɔ̃.ple.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“compléter” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,436. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,436
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre plus complet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-completer · compléter · French

compléter · rank #5,436 · 15 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,436
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commerces

Nearest frequency peer: commerces (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « compléter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « compléter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

compléter vs compter
78% similar
compléter vs complexe
67% similar
compléter vs complets
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for compléter
PropertyValue
Headwordcompléter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.ple.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,436
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compléter »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.compléterse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « commerces » (#5,435), « conscient » (#5,437), « clément » (#5,434). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compléter » est au #5,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around compléter (IPA \kɔ̃.ple.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,436 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for compléter, with forms such as "ccompléter", "cmopléter", and "comlpéter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "compter", "complexe", "complets", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is compléter, spelled C-O-M-P-L-É-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre plus complet.
  2. 2
    Construire le complété d’un espace métrique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how compléter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces diverses opérations pourraient être complétées par l’épandage de scories pulvérulentes à faible dose qui continueraient l’action de la chaux ; à dose plus élevée, ces scories amèneraient la destruction des Mousses.
  2. Mais nous obtenons le même rendement en complétant le désherbage par une simple application de 2,4-D, ceci en l’absence de dicotylédones !

Synonyms

acheverenrichir

This word in other languages

fill(English)llenar(Español)ausfüllen(Deutsch)completar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompléter
  • cmopléter
  • comlpéter
  • commpléter
  • completer
  • complléter
  • compltéer
  • compléetr
  • compléterr
  • complétre
  • complétter
  • comppléter
  • compélter
  • copmléter
  • ocmpléter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compléter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccompléter1cmopléter2comlpéter2commpléter1completer1complléter1compltéer2compléetr2
Edit distance from "compléter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compléter"?
"compléter" is spelled C-O-M-P-L-É-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.ple.te\.
What does "compléter" mean?
As a verb, "compléter" means: Rendre plus complet.
What words are commonly confused with "compléter"?
"compléter" is commonly confused with "compter", "complexe", "complets". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compléter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compléter" is \kɔ̃.ple.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compléter" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "compléter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

commerces#5,435conscient#5,437critiquer#5,441deviendra#5,442

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

enseignant15 variantsgéographie15 variantsrépondent15 variantsprovenance15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list