clásicasvsclásicoWhich spelling fits?

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

#11,925
“clásicas” frequency rank
#2,547
“clásico” frequency rank
14472
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clásicas clásico
Definition Forma del femenino plural de clásico. Dicho de una obra o de un autor: harto conocido, digno de imitación, y que se ha convertido en un paradigma, en un referente o en un modelo a seguir.

Where the eye mixes clásicas and clásico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. clásicas runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against clásico's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
clásicas
7 ch
clásico

Look-alike desk: clásicas vs clásico

A purely visual mix-up. clásicas ([ˈklasikas]) and clásico ([ˈklasiko]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clásicas is recorded at frequency rank #11,925, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklasikas]. clásico is at rank #2,547, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklasiko].

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 14472, this pair ranks #283,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of clásicas vs clásico

Shared letters: cilsá. Private to "clásicas": a. Private to "clásico": o.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "clásicas" for "clásico" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklasikas] versus [ˈklasiko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "clásicas" vs "clásico" - which ranks higher?
"clásico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,547 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "clásicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clásico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #283,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clásicas" and "clásico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canicas vs clásicas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #283,986 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