Which to use
“comunicar” and “comunicarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,525
- “comunicar” frequency rank
- #7,971
- “comunicarse” frequency rank
- 15496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comunicar | comunicarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar a conocer o hacer saber algo a alguien a través de actos, gestos o palabras. | Dialogar, intercambiar información, tratar con otros a través de algún lenguaje. |
Where the eye mixes comunicar and comunicarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comunicar vs comunicarse
A purely visual mix-up. comunicar ([komuniˈkaɾ]) and comunicarse ([komuniˈkaɾse]) 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 “comunicarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15496, 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]. comunicarse is at rank #7,971, tagged as averb, pronounced [komuniˈkaɾse].
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 15496, this pair ranks #279,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comunicar vs comunicarse
Shared letters: acimnoru. Private to "comunicar": -. Private to "comunicarse": es.
"comunicar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "comunicarse" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comunicar ← ccomunicar · cmounicar · communicar · comnuicar · comuincar · comunciar · comuniacr · comunicarr
- comunicarse ← ccomunicarse · cmounicarse · communicarse · comnuicarse · comuincarse · comunciarse · comuniacrse · comunicarce
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comunicar" and "comunicarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comunicar" or "comunicarse" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comunicar" and "comunicarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comunicar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comunicarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comunicar" and "comunicarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complicarse vs comunicarse". 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 #279,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.