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complice

French, noun/kɔ̃.plis/

complice is spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-C-E (8 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written French, the 7,293rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Complice is a French feminine noun meaning “accomplice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Acolyte ; comparse”.

What does complice mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    kindred, close

  2. 2

    complicit

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineaccomplice

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui participe au délit ou au crime commis par un autre. 2. Qui participe, qui prend part.

noun: 1. Acolyte ; comparse.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of complice

  • complices plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce complice?

  • /kɔ̃.plis/
  • \kɔ̃.plis\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to complice

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is complice in French?

complice appears 8.9 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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