Which to use
“comunicado” is a noun and “comunicar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,106
- “comunicado” frequency rank
- #7,525
- “comunicar” frequency rank
- 10631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comunicado | comunicar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comunicación escrita que contiene alguna declaración unilateral, desmentido, etc, que se quiere hacer a la sociedad, normalmente a través de algún medio de comunicación y conteniendo la versión oficial del autor respecto a esa cuestión. | Dar a conocer o hacer saber algo a alguien a través de actos, gestos o palabras. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comunicado and comunicar apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
comunicado and comunicar form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comunicado is recorded at frequency rank #3,106, classified as anoun, pronounced [komuniˈkað̞o]. comunicar is at rank #7,525, tagged as averb, pronounced [komuniˈkaɾ].
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 10631, this pair ranks #297,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comunicado" and "comunicar" be used interchangeably?
Remembering comunicado vs comunicar
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “comunicado”; for a verb, it's “comunicar”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comunicado” entry
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