complexe
\kɔ̃.plɛks\
The verdict
“complexe” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,808 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,808
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui n’est pas simple ; qui embrasse des éléments divers et entremêlés.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | complexe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.plɛks\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,808 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “complexe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for complexe is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.plɛks\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,808 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for complexe, with forms such as "ccomplexe", "cmoplexe", and "comlpexe". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "couplée", "complice", "complexité", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is complexe, spelled C-O-M-P-L-E-X-E.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas simple ; qui embrasse des éléments divers et entremêlés.
- 2Qualifie un nombre qui peut s'écrire de la forme a+ib où a et b sont deux nombres réels et i l'unité imaginaire.
- 3Dont il est très difficile, voire impossible, d’anticiper les résultats.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccomplexe,cmoplexe,comlpexe,commplexe,compelxe,compleex,complexxe,compllexe,complxee,compplexe,copmlexe,ocmplexe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of complexe - 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.
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.
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Using “complexe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-P-L-E-X-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃.plɛks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “couplée” - see the side-by-side comparison. complexe vs couplée
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.