English–Spanish
“complicated” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/komˈplexo/
Example
La situación es compleja.
The situation is complicated.
How to say “complicated” in Spanish
“Complicated” in Spanish is complejo.
Interlocked gears turning as a single mechanism.
Example sentences with complejo
Ante un problema complejo, conviene dividirlo en partes.
Faced with a complicated problem, it is advisable to divide it into parts.
Tips for using complejo
- As an adjective complejo emphasizes multiple interconnected elements shaping the whole, while complicado can simply mean difficult or messy without structural interconnection.