Which to use
“complices” and “comprises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,622
- “complices” frequency rank
- #13,139
- “comprises” frequency rank
- 22761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complices | comprises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de complice. | Féminin pluriel de compris. |
Where the eye mixes complices and comprises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. complices and comprises follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: complices vs comprises
A purely visual mix-up. complices (\kɔ̃.plis\) and comprises (\kɔ̃.pʁiz\) 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 22761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complices is recorded at frequency rank #9,622, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.plis\. comprises is at rank #13,139, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.pʁiz\.
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 22761, this pair ranks #356,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of complices vs comprises
Shared letters: ceimops. Private to "complices": l. Private to "comprises": r.
"complices" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "comprises" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "complices" and "comprises" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "complices" or "comprises"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "complices" and "comprises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "complices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complices" and "comprises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprises vs comptines". 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 #356,290 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.