Which to use
“chase” and “clase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,181
- “chase” frequency rank
- #397
- “clase” frequency rank
- 18578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chase | clase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persecución, caza. | Marca o tipo, a menudo asociado con “modelo”. |
Where the eye mixes chase and clase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chase with clase
A purely visual mix-up. chase (/t͡ʃeɪs/) and clase ([ˈklase]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - h in “chase” becomes l in “clase”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chase is recorded at frequency rank #18,181, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃeɪs/. clase is at rank #397, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklase].
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 18578, this pair ranks #267,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chase vs clase
Shared letters: aces. Private to "chase": h. Private to "clase": l.
"chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "clase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chase" and "clase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "chase" or "clase" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chase" and "clase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chasco vs chase". 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 #267,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.