Which to use
“complicados” and “comunicados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,568
- “complicados” frequency rank
- #17,080
- “comunicados” frequency rank
- 32648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complicados | comunicados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de complicado, participio de complicar. | Forma del plural de comunicado, participio de comunicar o de comunicarse. |
Where the eye mixes complicados and comunicados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. complicados (CVCCCVCVCVC) and comunicados (CVCVCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses complicados with comunicados
A purely visual mix-up. complicados ([kõmpliˈkað̞os]) and comunicados ([komuniˈkað̞os]) 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 32648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complicados is recorded at frequency rank #15,568, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpliˈkað̞os]. comunicados is at rank #17,080, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [komuniˈkað̞os].
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 32648, this pair ranks #200,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of complicados vs comunicados
Shared letters: acdimos. Private to "complicados": lp. Private to "comunicados": nu.
"complicados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "comunicados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- complicados ← ccomplicados · cmoplicados · comlpicados · commplicados · compilcados · complciados · compliacdos · complicaddos
- comunicados ← ccomunicados · cmounicados · communicados · comnuicados · comuincados · comunciados · comuniacdos · comunicaddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "complicados" for "comunicados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "complicados" vs "comunicados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "complicados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comunicados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complicados" and "comunicados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complicados vs complicando". 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 #200,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.