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

#4,981
“clásica” frequency rank
#11,925
“clásicas” frequency rank
16906
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clásica clásicas
Definition Forma del femenino de clásico. Forma del femenino plural de clásico.

Where the eye mixes clásica and clásicas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. clásica runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against clásicas's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
clásica
8 ch
clásicas

Why the eye confuses clásica with clásicas

A purely visual mix-up. clásica ([ˈklasika]) and clásicas ([ˈklasikas]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “clásica” sits inside “clásicas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clásica is recorded at frequency rank #4,981, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklasika]. clásicas is at rank #11,925, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklasikas].

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 16906, this pair ranks #274,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of clásica vs clásicas

Shared letters: acilsá. Private to "clásica": -. Private to "clásicas": -.

"clásica" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "clásicas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "clásica" for "clásicas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklasika] versus [ˈklasikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "clásica" vs "clásicas" - which ranks higher?
"clásica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,981 in our Spanish list, against #11,925 for "clásicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "clásica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clásicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #274,315 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clásica" and "clásicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canicas vs clásicas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #274,315 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