classvscrasoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: class is a noun, craso is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“class” is a noun and “craso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,607
“class” frequency rank
#38,614
“craso” frequency rank
61221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature class craso
Definition Clase, categoría, nivel, cualidad. Inexcusable (que no puede ser perdonado).

Where the eye mixes class and craso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
class
5 ch
craso

Why the eye confuses class with craso

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: class is /klɑːs/ while craso is [ˈkɾaso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

class is recorded at frequency rank #22,607, classified as anoun, pronounced /klɑːs/. craso is at rank #38,614, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾaso].

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 61221, this pair ranks #56,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of class vs craso

Shared letters: acs. Private to "class": l. Private to "craso": or.

"class" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "craso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • classcalss · cclass · clas · cllass · clsas · lcass
  • crasoccraso · crasso · crraso · crsao · rcaso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "class" for "craso" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "class" is a noun and "craso" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "class" vs "craso" - which ranks higher?
"class" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,607 in our Spanish list, against #38,614 for "craso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "class" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "craso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "class" and "craso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chasco vs craso". 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 #56,231 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