Which to use
“comuna” and “comunais” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,979
- “comuna” frequency rank
- #49,879
- “comunais” frequency rank
- 59858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comuna | comunais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | na Idade Média, cidade que conseguia a independência de um feudo | terrenos comunitários, terrenos pertencentes ao povo, terrenos comunais. |
Letter map: comuna vs comunais
Shared letters muted; letters that set comuna and comunais apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - comuna / comunais
comuna and comunais are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “comuna” sits inside “comunais”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comuna is recorded at frequency rank #9,979, classified as anoun, pronounced /ku.ˈmu.nɐ/. comunais is at rank #49,879, tagged as anoun.
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 59858, this pair ranks #7,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comuna vs comunais
Shared letters: acmnou. Private to "comuna": -. Private to "comunais": is.
"comuna" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comunais" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comuna" for "comunais" ever safe?
Which is more common, "comuna" or "comunais"?
What to do next
You've compared "comuna" and "comunais". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "comuna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comunais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comuna" and "comunais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comenda vs comuna". 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 #7,967 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.