Which to use
“classe” is a noun and “crasso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,112
- “classe” frequency rank
- #39,078
- “crasso” frequency rank
- 40190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | classe | crasso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grupo de pessoas ou coisas com alguma característica em comum | espesso |
Where the eye mixes classe and crasso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. classe and crasso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between classe and crasso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: classe is /ˈkla.sɨ/ while crasso is /ˈkɾa.su/. 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 40190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
classe is recorded at frequency rank #1,112, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkla.sɨ/. crasso is at rank #39,078, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾa.su/.
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 40190, this pair ranks #25,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of classe vs crasso
Shared letters: acs. Private to "classe": el. Private to "crasso": or.
"classe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "crasso" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "classe" and "crasso" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "classe" or "crasso"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "classe" and "crasso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "classe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crasso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "classe" and "crasso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassi vs crasso". 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 #25,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.