Which to use
“comunican” and “comunicar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,793
- “comunican” frequency rank
- #7,525
- “comunicar” frequency rank
- 24318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comunican | comunicar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comunicar o de comunicarse. | Dar a conocer o hacer saber algo a alguien a través de actos, gestos o palabras. |
Where the eye mixes comunican and comunicar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comunican vs comunicar
A purely visual mix-up. comunican ([komuˈnikãn]) and comunicar ([komuniˈkaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “comunican” becomes r in “comunicar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comunican is recorded at frequency rank #16,793, classified as averb, pronounced [komuˈnikãn]. 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 24318, this pair ranks #241,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comunican vs comunicar
Shared letters: acimnou. Private to "comunican": -. Private to "comunicar": r.
"comunican" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "comunicar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comunican" and "comunicar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comunican" or "comunicar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comunican" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comunicar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comunican" and "comunicar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comunican vs comunicará". 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 #241,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.