comunicadorvscomunicamosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: comunicador is a adjective, comunicamos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comunicador” is an adjective and “comunicamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,620
“comunicador” frequency rank
#32,139
“comunicamos” frequency rank
54759
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comunicador comunicamos
Definition Que (se) comunica, o sirve para la comunicación. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de comunicar o de comunicarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comunicador and comunicamos apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
comunicador
11 ch
comunicamos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comunicador is [komunikaˈð̞oɾ] while comunicamos is [komuniˈkamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comunicador is recorded at frequency rank #22,620, classified as anadj, pronounced [komunikaˈð̞oɾ]. comunicamos is at rank #32,139, tagged as averb, pronounced [komuniˈkamos].

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 54759, this pair ranks #81,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comunicador vs comunicamos

Shared letters: acimnou. Private to "comunicador": dr. Private to "comunicamos": s.

"comunicador" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "comunicamos" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comunicadorccomunicador · cmounicador · communicador · comnuicador · comuincador · comunciador · comuniacdor · comunicaddor
  • comunicamosccomunicamos · cmounicamos · communicamos · comnuicamos · comuincamos · comunciamos · comuniacmos · comunicammos

Frequency comparison

comunicador#22,620
comunicamos#32,139

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comunicador" and "comunicamos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comunicador" is an adjective and "comunicamos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "comunicador" or "comunicamos"?
"comunicador" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,620 in our Spanish list, against #32,139 for "comunicamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering comunicador vs comunicamos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “comunicador”; for a verb, it's “comunicamos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comunicador” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list