Which to use
“complexité” and “complicité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,480
- “complexité” frequency rank
- #6,936
- “complicité” frequency rank
- 13416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complexité | complicité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caractère de ce qui est complexe. | Participation au délit ou au crime d’un autre. |
Where the eye mixes complexité and complicité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: complexité vs complicité
A purely visual mix-up. complexité (\kɔ̃.plɛk.si.te\) and complicité (\kɔ̃.pli.si.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complexité is recorded at frequency rank #6,480, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.plɛk.si.te\. complicité is at rank #6,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.pli.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 13416, this pair ranks #401,119 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of complexité vs complicité
Shared letters: cilmopté. Private to "complexité": ex. Private to "complicité": -.
"complexité" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "complicité" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "complexité" for "complicité" ever safe?
Which is more common, "complexité" or "complicité"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "complexité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "complicité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,119 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complexité" and "complicité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complicité vs complicités". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #401,119 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.