Which to use
“compilé” is a verb and “complice” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,494
- “compilé” frequency rank
- #7,290
- “complice” frequency rank
- 35784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compilé | complice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de compiler. | Qui participe au délit ou au crime commis par un autre. |
Where the eye mixes compilé and complice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. compilé runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against complice's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between compilé and complice
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compilé is \kɔ̃.pi.le\ while complice is \kɔ̃.plis\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compilé is recorded at frequency rank #28,494, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pi.le\. complice is at rank #7,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.plis\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35784, this pair ranks #274,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compilé vs complice
Shared letters: cilmop. Private to "compilé": é. Private to "complice": e.
"compilé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "complice" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- complice ← ccomplice · cmoplice · comlpice · commplice · compilce · complcie · complicce · compliec
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compilé" and "complice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "compilé" or "complice"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "compilé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "complice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compilé" and "complice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compilé vs copiée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #274,264 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.