clase
[ˈklase]
The verdict
“clase” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #397
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marca o tipo, a menudo asociado con “modelo”.
Corpus desk
Index ES-clase · clase · Spanish
clase · rank #397 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #397
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH cinco
Nearest frequency peer: cinco (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “clase”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- proceso
proceso
99,607 corpus weight
- sentido
sentido
99,606 corpus weight
- cinco
cinco
99,605 corpus weight
- clase
clase
99,604 corpus weight
- cuanto
cuanto
99,603 corpus weight
- derechos
derechos
99,602 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “clase” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clase |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklase] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #397 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “clase” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around clase (IPA [ˈklase]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #397 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for clase, with forms such as "calse", "cclase", and "clace". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "clay", "clave", "Colas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is clase, spelled C-L-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Marca o tipo, a menudo asociado con “modelo”.
- 2División de estudiantes que asisten a sus diferentes aulas secundarias o universitarias.
- 3Materia que se imparte en un curso de alguna especialidad.
- 4en terminos nomenclaturales determinado taxón. Por ejemplo: la clase de las monocotiledóneas o Liliopsida.
- 5Conjunto de personas unidas por su condición, subsistencia y medios de vida comunes, lo que produce aspiraciones y objetivos similares.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how clase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es un coche de clase A4.
Clase de canto; clase de inglés; clase de economía.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- calse
- cclase
- clace
- claes
- classe
- cllase
- clsae
- lcase
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clase - 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.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "clase", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "clase". Here's where to go from here.
- "clase" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "clay". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #397 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.