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“comunicar” and “comunicaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,525
“comunicar” frequency rank
#34,510
“comunicaron” frequency rank
42035
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comunicar comunicaron
Definition Dar a conocer o hacer saber algo a alguien a través de actos, gestos o palabras. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comunicar o de comunicarse.

Where the eye mixes comunicar and comunicaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
comunicar
11 ch
comunicaron

Look-alike desk: comunicar vs comunicaron

A purely visual mix-up. comunicar ([komuniˈkaɾ]) and comunicaron ([komuniˈkaɾõn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “comunicar” sits inside “comunicaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comunicar is recorded at frequency rank #7,525, classified as averb, pronounced [komuniˈkaɾ]. comunicaron is at rank #34,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [komuniˈkaɾõn].

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 42035, this pair ranks #150,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comunicar vs comunicaron

Shared letters: acimnoru. Private to "comunicar": -. Private to "comunicaron": -.

"comunicar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "comunicaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comunicarccomunicar · cmounicar · communicar · comnuicar · comuincar · comunciar · comuniacr · comunicarr
  • comunicaronccomunicaron · cmounicaron · communicaron · comnuicaron · comuincaron · comunciaron · comuniacron · comunicaorn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comunicar" and "comunicaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([komuniˈkaɾ] versus [komuniˈkaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comunicar" vs "comunicaron" - which ranks higher?
"comunicar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,525 in our Spanish list, against #34,510 for "comunicaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "comunicar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comunicaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comunicar" and "comunicaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comunicará vs comunicaron". 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 #150,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list