comunicar

/ku.mu.ni.ˈkaɾ/

//ku.mu.ni.ˈkaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“comunicar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,454. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,454
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar conhecimento sobre algo; tornar conhecido

Corpus desk

Index PT-comunicar · comunicar · Portuguese

comunicar · rank #4,454 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,454
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH colonial

Nearest frequency peer: colonial (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “comunicar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “comunicar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

comunicar vs complicar
78% similar
comunicar vs comunicado
80% similar
comunicar vs comunicador
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for comunicar
PropertyValue
Headwordcomunicar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ku.mu.ni.ˈkaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,454
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “comunicar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).comunicarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “colonial” (#4,453), “celebração” (#4,452), “conter” (#4,457). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “comunicar” fica em #4,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around comunicar (IPA /ku.mu.ni.ˈkaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,454 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for comunicar, with forms such as "ccomunicar", "cmounicar", and "communicar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "complicar", "comunicado", "comunicador", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is comunicar, spelled C-O-M-U-N-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar conhecimento sobre algo; tornar conhecido
  2. 2
    dar a outro, transmitir
  3. 3
    estar conectado ou juntado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how comunicar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O espião comunicou suas descobertas a nosso inimigo antes de morrer.
  2. Por seu descuido comunicou a doença a todos os membros de sua família.

Synonyms

anunciardivulgarrevelar

This word in other languages

communicate(English)comunicar(Español)communiquer(Français)mitteilen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomunicar
  • cmounicar
  • communicar
  • comnuicar
  • comuincar
  • comunciar
  • comuniacr
  • comunicarr
  • comuniccar
  • comunicra
  • comunnicar
  • coumnicar
  • ocmunicar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comunicar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccomunicar1cmounicar2communicar1comnuicar2comuincar2comunciar2comuniacr2comunicarr1
Edit distance from "comunicar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comunicar"?
"comunicar" is spelled C-O-M-U-N-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.mu.ni.ˈkaɾ/.
What does "comunicar" mean?
As a verb, "comunicar" means: dar conhecimento sobre algo; tornar conhecido
What words are commonly confused with "comunicar"?
"comunicar" is commonly confused with "complicar", "comunicado", "comunicador". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comunicar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comunicar" is /ku.mu.ni.ˈkaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comunicar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comunicar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

descansar#4,464acidentes#4,442facilitar#4,477reputação#4,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

celebração13 variantsMoçambique13 variantsmecanismo13 variantsgravidade13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list