clasesvsclósetTell them apart

Which to use

“clases” and “clóset” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#887
“clases” frequency rank
#29,977
“clóset” frequency rank
30864
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clases clóset
Definition Forma del plural de clase. Espacio en un cuarto, también conocido como armario, empotrado en las paredes y destinado al almacenamiento de ropa y artículos diversos.

Where the eye mixes clases and clóset

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. clases and clóset follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
clases
6 ch
clóset

Look-alike desk: clases vs clóset

A purely visual mix-up. clases ([ˈklases]) and clóset ([ˈkloset̪]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clases is recorded at frequency rank #887, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklases]. clóset is at rank #29,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkloset̪].

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 30864, this pair ranks #209,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of clases vs clóset

Shared letters: cels. Private to "clases": a. Private to "clóset": tó.

"clases" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "clóset" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clases ← calses · cclases · claces · claess · clasess · classes · cllases · clsaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "clases" for "clóset" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklases] versus [ˈkloset̪]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "clases" vs "clóset" - which ranks higher?
"clases" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #887 in our Spanish list, against #29,977 for "clóset". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "clases" and "clóset" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "clases" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clóset" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #209,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clases" and "clóset" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "close vs clóset". 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 #209,938 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