clases

[ˈklases]

/[ˈklases]/ noun

The verdict

“clases” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#887
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de clase.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clases · clases · Spanish

clases · rank #887 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #887
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH ciudades

Nearest frequency peer: ciudades (-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 rango junto al imán ortográfico “clases”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “clases” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

clases vs clave
67% similar
clases vs Claus
50% similar
clases vs class
83% similar

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

Key facts for clases
PropertyValue
Headwordclases
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklases]
Letters6
Frequency rank#887
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “clases”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).clasescae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ciudades” (#886), “colegio” (#888), “banda” (#885). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clases” va en #887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around clases (IPA [ˈklases]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #887 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de clase.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for clases, with forms such as "calses", "cclases", and "claces". 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, "clave", "Claus", "class", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is clases, spelled C-L-A-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de clase.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calses
  • cclases
  • claces
  • claess
  • clasess
  • classes
  • cllases
  • clsaes
  • lcases

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clases - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

calses2cclases1claces1claess2clasess1classes1cllases1clsaes2
Edit distance from "clases"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clases"?
"clases" is spelled C-L-A-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklases].
What does "clases" mean?
As a noun, "clases" means: Forma del plural de clase.
What words are commonly confused with "clases"?
"clases" is commonly confused with "clave", "Claus", "class". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clases"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clases" is [ˈklases]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clases" come from?
"clases" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list