comunidadvscomunidadesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#570
“comunidad” frequency rank
#1,630
“comunidades” frequency rank
2200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comunidad comunidades
Definition Calidad de común y propio de todos. Forma del plural de comunidad.

Where the eye mixes comunidad and comunidades

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. comunidad runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against comunidades's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
comunidad
11 ch
comunidades

Look-alike desk: comunidad vs comunidades

A purely visual mix-up. comunidad ([komuniˈð̞að̞]) and comunidades ([komuniˈð̞að̞es]) 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) - “comunidad” sits inside “comunidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comunidad is recorded at frequency rank #570, classified as anoun, pronounced [komuniˈð̞að̞]. comunidades is at rank #1,630, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komuniˈð̞að̞es].

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 2200, this pair ranks #320,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comunidad vs comunidades

Shared letters: acdimnou. Private to "comunidad": -. Private to "comunidades": es.

"comunidad" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "comunidades" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comunidad ← ccomunidad · cmounidad · communidad · comnuidad · comuindad · comundiad · comuniadd · comunidadd
  • comunidades ← ccomunidades · cmounidades · communidades · comnuidades · comuindades · comundiades · comuniaddes · comunidaddes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comunidad" for "comunidades" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([komuniˈð̞að̞] versus [komuniˈð̞að̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comunidad" vs "comunidades" - which ranks higher?
"comunidad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #570 in our Spanish list, against #1,630 for "comunidades". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "comunidad" and "comunidades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comunidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comunidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #320,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comunidad" and "comunidades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comunicada vs comunidad". 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 #320,799 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