Which to use
“complexe” is an adjective and “complexité” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,808
- “complexe” frequency rank
- #6,480
- “complexité” frequency rank
- 8288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complexe | complexité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas simple ; qui embrasse des éléments divers et entremêlés. | Caractère de ce qui est complexe. |
Where the eye mixes complexe and complexité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between complexe and complexité
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: complexe is \kɔ̃.plɛks\ while complexité is \kɔ̃.plɛk.si.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complexe is recorded at frequency rank #1,808, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.plɛks\. complexité is at rank #6,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.plɛk.si.te\.
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 8288, this pair ranks #420,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of complexe vs complexité
Shared letters: celmopx. Private to "complexe": -. Private to "complexité": ité.
"complexe" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "complexité" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- complexe ← ccomplexe · cmoplexe · comlpexe · commplexe · compelxe · compleex · complexxe · compllexe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "complexe" and "complexité" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "complexe" or "complexité"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "complexe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "complexité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complexe" and "complexité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complex vs complexe". 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 #420,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.