Komplikation
\kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn\
The verdict
“Komplikation” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Complication, ensemble de difficultés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Komplikation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Komplikation” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Komplikation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Komplikation, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Komplikation, spelled K-O-M-P-L-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Complication, ensemble de difficultés.
- 2Complication, aggravation, évolution négative d'un état de santé.
- 3Toute fonction d'un mouvement mécanique qui va au-delà de l'affichage des heures, des minutes et des secondes.
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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.
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Using “Komplikation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is K-O-M-P-L-I-K-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.