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.
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?
Frequency check: "comunidad" vs "comunidades" - which ranks higher?
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.