clasificavsclasificadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,288
“clasifica” frequency rank
#11,192
“clasificado” frequency rank
27480
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clasifica clasificado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de clasificar. Participio de clasificar.

Where the eye mixes clasifica and clasificado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
clasifica
11 ch
clasificado

Why the eye confuses clasifica with clasificado

A purely visual mix-up. clasifica ([klasiˈfika]) and clasificado ([klasifiˈkað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “clasifica” sits inside “clasificado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clasifica is recorded at frequency rank #16,288, classified as averb, pronounced [klasiˈfika]. clasificado is at rank #11,192, tagged as averb, pronounced [klasifiˈkað̞o].

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 27480, this pair ranks #226,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of clasifica vs clasificado

Shared letters: acfils. Private to "clasifica": -. Private to "clasificado": do.

"clasifica" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "clasificado" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clasificacalsifica · cclasifica · clacifica · claisfica · clasfiica · clasifcia · clasiffica · clasifiac
  • clasificadocalsificado · cclasificado · clacificado · claisficado · clasfiicado · clasifciado · clasifficado · clasifiacdo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "clasifica" and "clasificado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([klasiˈfika] versus [klasifiˈkað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "clasifica" vs "clasificado" - which ranks higher?
"clasificado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,192 in our Spanish list, against #16,288 for "clasifica". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "clasifica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clasificado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clasifica" and "clasificado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clasificado vs clasificaron". 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 #226,646 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