ClaravsclaseConfusable pair

Quick tell: Clara is a name, clase is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Clara” is a name and “clase” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,565
“Clara” frequency rank
#397
“clase” frequency rank
1962
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Clara clase
Definition Nombre de pila de mujer. Marca o tipo, a menudo asociado con “modelo”.

Where the eye mixes Clara and clase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Clara
5 ch
clase

Look-alike desk: Clara vs clase

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Clara is [ˈklaɾa] while clase is [ˈklase]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Clara is recorded at frequency rank #1,565, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈklaɾa]. 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 1962, this pair ranks #321,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Clara vs clase

Shared letters: acl. Private to "Clara": r. Private to "clase": es.

"Clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "clase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Claracalra · cclara · claar · clarra · cllara · clraa · lcara
  • clasecalse · cclase · clace · claes · classe · cllase · clsae · lcase

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Clara" for "clase" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Clara" is a name and "clase" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Clara" vs "clase" - which ranks higher?
"clase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #397 in our Spanish list, against #1,565 for "Clara". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Clara" 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 #321,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Clara" and "clase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casará vs Clara". 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 #321,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list