clasificadavsclasificadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,072
“clasificada” frequency rank
#9,260
“clasificados” frequency rank
26332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clasificada clasificados
Definition Forma del femenino de clasificado, participio de clasificar. Forma del plural de clasificado, participio de clasificar.

Where the eye mixes clasificada and clasificados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. clasificada runs 11 letters (CCVCVCVCVCV) against clasificados's 12 (CCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
clasificada
12 ch
clasificados

Visual trap between clasificada and clasificados

A purely visual mix-up. clasificada ([klasifiˈkað̞a]) and clasificados ([klasifiˈkað̞os]) 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 26332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clasificada is recorded at frequency rank #17,072, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [klasifiˈkað̞a]. clasificados is at rank #9,260, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [klasifiˈkað̞os].

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 26332, this pair ranks #232,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of clasificada vs clasificados

Shared letters: acdfils. Private to "clasificada": -. Private to "clasificados": o.

"clasificada" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCV  ·  "clasificados" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clasificadacalsificada · cclasificada · clacificada · claisficada · clasfiicada · clasifciada · clasifficada · clasifiacda
  • clasificadoscalsificados · cclasificados · clacificados · claisficados · clasfiicados · clasifciados · clasifficados · clasifiacdos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "clasificada" and "clasificados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([klasifiˈkað̞a] versus [klasifiˈkað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "clasificada" vs "clasificados" - which ranks higher?
"clasificados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,260 in our Spanish list, against #17,072 for "clasificada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "clasificada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clasificados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #232,151 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clasificada" and "clasificados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clasificada vs cualificada". 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 #232,151 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