Which to use
“comunicación” and “comunicaciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #783
- “comunicación” frequency rank
- #2,701
- “comunicaciones” frequency rank
- 3484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comunicación | comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de comunicar o comunicarse (compartir, tratar con otros, pasar información). | Conjunto de los medios para comunicar o comunicarse (intercambiar información), tales como el teléfono, el correo, las conexiones de internet, etc. |
Where the eye mixes comunicación and comunicaciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. comunicación runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCVCVVC) against comunicaciones's 14 (CVCVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between comunicación and comunicaciones
A purely visual mix-up. comunicación ([komunikaˈsjõn]) and comunicaciones ([komunikaˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comunicación is recorded at frequency rank #783, classified as anoun, pronounced [komunikaˈsjõn]. comunicaciones is at rank #2,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komunikaˈsjones].
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 3484, this pair ranks #318,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comunicación vs comunicaciones
Shared letters: acimnou. Private to "comunicación": ó. Private to "comunicaciones": es.
"comunicación" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVC · "comunicaciones" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comunicaciones ← ccomunicaciones · cmounicaciones · communicaciones · comnuicaciones · comuincaciones · comunciaciones · comuniacciones · comunicacciones
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comunicación" and "comunicaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comunicación" or "comunicaciones"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comunicación" and "comunicaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comunicación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comunicaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comunicación" and "comunicaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "communication vs comunicación". 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 #318,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.