Which to use
“clasificadas” is a participle and “clasificado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,780
- “clasificadas” frequency rank
- #11,192
- “clasificado” frequency rank
- 35972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clasificadas | clasificado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de clasificado, participio de clasificar. | Participio de clasificar. |
Where the eye mixes clasificadas and clasificado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. clasificadas runs 12 letters (CCVCVCVCVCVC) against clasificado's 11 (CCVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses clasificadas with clasificado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: clasificadas is [klasifiˈkað̞as] while clasificado is [klasifiˈkað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clasificadas is recorded at frequency rank #24,780, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [klasifiˈkað̞as]. 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 35972, this pair ranks #183,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clasificadas vs clasificado
Shared letters: acdfils. Private to "clasificadas": -. Private to "clasificado": o.
"clasificadas" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVC · "clasificado" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clasificadas ← calsificadas · cclasificadas · clacificadas · claisficadas · clasfiicadas · clasifciadas · clasifficadas · clasifiacdas
- clasificado ← calsificado · cclasificado · clacificado · claisficado · clasfiicado · clasifciado · clasifficado · clasifiacdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clasificadas" and "clasificado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "clasificadas" or "clasificado" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "clasificadas" 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 #183,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clasificadas" and "clasificado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calificadas vs clasificadas". 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 #183,172 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.