classer

\klɑ.se\

/\klɑ.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“classer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,470
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ranger, distribuer par classes. Ranger des éléments suivant des critères ou des caractères communs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-classer · classer · French

classer · rank #10,470 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,470
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cinéaste

Nearest frequency peer: cinéaste (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « classer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « classer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

classer vs clause
71% similar
classer vs crasse
71% similar
classer vs closer
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for classer
PropertyValue
Headwordclasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\klɑ.se\
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,470
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « classer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).classerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cinéaste » (#10,469), « cliquer » (#10,471), « choisissez » (#10,468). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « classer » est au #10,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around classer (IPA \klɑ.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,470 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for classer, with forms such as "calsser", "cclasser", and "claser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "clause", "crasse", "closer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is classer, spelled C-L-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ranger, distribuer par classes. Ranger des éléments suivant des critères ou des caractères communs.
  2. 2
    Mettre dans un certain ordre.
  3. 3
    Assigner un rang.
  4. 4
    Assigner à un groupe.
  5. 5
    Estimer, évaluer.
  6. 6
    Laisser sans suite, abandonner.
  7. 7
    Avec valeur passive : être classé.
  8. 8
    Avec valeur passive : occuper une certaine position dans le classement d’un examen, d’une compétition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how classer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il procédait par l’observation, analysant et classant des faits (instantiæ Naturæ, comme on les désignait assez pédantesquement), et les transformant en lois générales.
  2. Le safran est un produit agricole classé dans la famille des épices, 2012 Wikipedia

Antonyms

déclasser

This word in other languages

organise(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calsser
  • cclasser
  • claser
  • clasesr
  • classerr
  • classre
  • cllasser
  • clsaser
  • lcasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of classer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

calsser2cclasser1claser1clasesr2classerr1classre2cllasser1clsaser2
Edit distance from "classer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "classer"?
"classer" is spelled C-L-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \klɑ.se\.
What does "classer" mean?
As a verb, "classer" means: Ranger, distribuer par classes. Ranger des éléments suivant des critères ou des caractères communs.
What words are commonly confused with "classer"?
"classer" is commonly confused with "clause", "crasse", "closer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "classer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "classer" is \klɑ.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "classer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "classer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cliquer#10,471comptez#10,472cracher#10,478barreau#10,455

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

causés9 variantsbrutal9 variantscultes9 variantsannuelles9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list