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Spanish word
clasificación
Pronunciation
IPA/klasifikaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounclassification
Example
¿Me puedes ayudar con la clasificación de estos documentos?
Can you help me with the classification of these documents?
More examples
¿Cuál es la clasificación por edades de esta película?
What is the age classification for this film?
Core concept
The process or outcome of sorting objects or information into classes.
Common phrases
clasificación por edades
age classification
hacer una clasificación
make a classification
Similar words
categoría: Groups items into a named division based on a shared property.
tipo: Groups things of the same kind that share defining features or a common use.
clase: Groups items that belong to the same nature, level, or status.
grupo: Collects several individual items together as a single unit.
Definition in Spanish
Acto y resultado de ordenar o reunir objetos o información en grupos según reglas o criterios concretos.
Word origin
Formed from clasificar with the suffix -ción and tracing back to Latin classis 'division, class', clasificación refers both to the sorting process and to the resulting categories or rankings.
Usage tips
- When describing how items are sorted Spanish typically specifies the criterion with por (for example por tema or por fecha), and hacer la clasificación names performing that sorting task.
Other meanings
- ratingnoun
- rankingnoun
- categorynoun
- qualificationnoun
Opposites
- desordendisordernoun
Related words
- clasificadoclassifiedadjective
- clasificatorioqualifyingadjective
- clasificadorclassifiernoun