Which to use
“clanes” and “clases” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,935
- “clanes” frequency rank
- #887
- “clases” frequency rank
- 22822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clanes | clases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de clan. | Forma del plural de clase. |
Where the eye mixes clanes and clases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. clanes and clases follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses clanes with clases
A purely visual mix-up. clanes ([ˈklanes]) and clases ([ˈklases]) 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 - n in “clanes” becomes s in “clases”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clanes is recorded at frequency rank #21,935, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklanes]. clases is at rank #887, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklases].
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 22822, this pair ranks #248,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clanes vs clases
Shared letters: acels. Private to "clanes": n. Private to "clases": -.
"clanes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "clases" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clanes" for "clases" ever safe?
Frequency check: "clanes" vs "clases" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clanes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clanes" and "clases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canis vs clanes". 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 #248,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.