complies
\kɔ̃.pli\
The verdict
“complies” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Office du soir, qui est le dernier office de la journée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-complies · complies · French
complies · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | complies |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.pli\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « complies » en français
Rare enough to double-check
complies is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.pli\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Office du soir, qui est le dernier office de la journée.".
complies has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is complies, spelled C-O-M-P-L-I-E-S.
Definition
- 1Office du soir, qui est le dernier office de la journée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how complies appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je remplis mes devoirs de chapelain loyalement et sincèrement : deux messes par jour, une le matin, l’autre le soir, primes, complies, vêpres avec Credo et Pater.
5 1/2 Examen et oraison. 6 Souper et récréation. 7 Litanies, grand silence. 7 1/4 Assister à Complies. 7 1/2 Chant de Salve Regina, Angelus.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.