# communicate

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ · frequency rank #5,112

## Definitions
1. To impart.
2. To impart.
3. To impart.
4. To share
5. To share
6. To share
7. To share
8. To share

## Etymology
Adapted borrowing of Latin commūnicāt- (past participial stem of commūnicō (“share, impart; make common”)) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from commūnis (“common”) + -icō. Compare French communiquer and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, communique.

## Easily confused with
- **communicated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communicate-vs-communicated)
- **communicator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communicate-vs-communicator)
- **communicative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communicate-vs-communicative)
- **communicable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communicable-vs-communicate)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccommunicate`, `cmomunicate`, `commnuicate`, `commuincate`, `communciate`, `communiacte`, `communicaet`, `communicatte`, `communiccate`, `communictae`, `communnicate`, `comumnicate`, `comunicate`, `ocmmunicate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/communicate