Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "clásicas" vs "clásico" - which ranks higher?
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.