complexity

/kəmˈpleksəti/

Syllables com·plex·i·ty

Stress com-PLEX-i-ty

Phonics Breakdown

com

/kəm/

schwa

plex

/pleks/

short e

i

/ɪ/

short i

ty

/ti/

-tion ending

Meaning

the state of having many parts or being difficult to understand

Sound Reference

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com=/kəm/(company) + plex=/pleks/(complex) + i=/ɪ/(sit) + ty=/ti/(city)

Example

We need to reduce the complexity of the system.