comunicación
/komunikaˈθjon/feminine
The English phrase communication is comunicación in Spanish.
The noun comunicación refers to the concept of exchanging information. Depending on the context, other terms may be more appropriate: use comunicado when referring to a formal communication like an official statement or press release and use transmisión de información when emphasizing the transmission aspect of communication, which is common in technology or telecommunications. To describe the act of people communicating with each other, the reflexive verb comunicarse is often used.
Meaning: concept of exchanging information (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
The verb platicar is an informal way to say 'to chat' that is predominantly used in Mexico and Central America.
How does it change in a sentence?
comunicación is a feminine noun, so it is preceded by the feminine article la instead of el.
How do you pronounce it?
/komunikaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- In a medical context, comunicación can describe a physical hole or passage between two body parts, such as the comunicación interauricular in the heart.
- In many Spanish-speaking professional environments, a comunicación refers to a tangible physical object, like a printed circular or a formal letter.
- In certain regions, the phrase no hay comunicación is used specifically to describe a technical failure, such as a complete loss of cell phone signal.
Examples in context
- La comunicación es buena.Communication is good.This sentence shows how to use comunicación to describe the quality of communication.Tatoeba #9677214 by stormy_clau, translation #9677213 by DJ_Saidez
- No hay progreso sin comunicación.There is no progress without communication.This sentence illustrates the relationship between progress and comunicación.Tatoeba #1707631 by teskmon, translation #1570118 by CM
- La vida en sociedad requiere comunicación.Life in society requires communication.This sentence demonstrates how comunicación is a requirement for life in society.Tatoeba #1281620 by hayastan, translation #1493030 by marcelostockle
- La comunicación es fundamental en cualquier relación profesional.Communication is fundamental in any professional relationship.
- El departamento de comunicación se encarga de mantener informados a los empleados.The communication department is responsible for keeping employees informed.
- La empresa emitió un comunicado oficial sobre el incidente.The company issued an official statement about the incident.
- La transmisión de información por satélite ha avanzado considerablemente.Satellite information transmission has advanced significantly.
- Vamos a hablar sobre el proyecto mañana.Let's talk about the project tomorrow.
- Vamos a charlar de todo un poco en el café.Let's have a chat about everything at the café.
- Mañana nos juntamos para platicar y ponernos al día.Tomorrow, we'll get together to chat and catch up.
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Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are discussing a work project.
- SofíaAlejandro, la comunicación con el cliente es difícil.Alejandro, communication with the client is difficult.
- AlejandroTienes razón, Sofía, necesitamos un plan.You are right, Sofía, we need a plan.
- SofíaPodemos usar más correos electrónicos.We can use more emails.
- AlejandroEs una buena idea para evitar errores.It is a good idea to avoid errors.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “communication” translations and entries comunicación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
