clasificaciónvsclasificacionesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,166
“clasificación” frequency rank
#18,767
“clasificaciones” frequency rank
21933
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clasificación clasificaciones
Definition Acción y efecto de dividir u ordenar por clases o categorías. Forma del plural de clasificación.

Where the eye mixes clasificación and clasificaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. clasificación runs 13 letters (CCVCVCVCVCVVC) against clasificaciones's 15 (CCVCVCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
clasificación
15 ch
clasificaciones

Look-alike desk: clasificación vs clasificaciones

A purely visual mix-up. clasificación ([klasifikaˈsjõn]) and clasificaciones ([klasifikaˈsjones]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clasificación is recorded at frequency rank #3,166, classified as anoun, pronounced [klasifikaˈsjõn]. clasificaciones is at rank #18,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced [klasifikaˈsjones].

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 21933, this pair ranks #252,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of clasificación vs clasificaciones

Shared letters: acfilns. Private to "clasificación": ó. Private to "clasificaciones": eo.

"clasificación" · 13 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVVC  ·  "clasificaciones" · 15 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clasificacionescalsificaciones · cclasificaciones · clacificaciones · claisficaciones · clasfiicaciones · clasifciaciones · clasifficaciones · clasifiacciones

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "clasificación" for "clasificaciones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([klasifikaˈsjõn] versus [klasifikaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "clasificación" or "clasificaciones"?
"clasificación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,166 in our Spanish list, against #18,767 for "clasificaciones". 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 "clasificación" and "clasificaciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "clasificación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clasificaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #252,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clasificación" and "clasificaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clasificación 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 #252,693 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