Spanish word

clasificar

Pronunciation

IPA/klasifiˈkaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbsort

Example

Necesito clasificar los documentos.

I need to sort the documents.

Illustration for clasificar (sort)

More examples

¿Puedes clasificar estas fotos por fecha?

Can you sort these photos by date?

Core concept

Labeled boxes grouping similar files.

Common phrases

  • clasificar los documentos

    sort the documents

  • clasificar por fecha

    sort by date

  • clasificar la información

    sort the information

Similar words

organizar: Objects arranged for orderly use or storage by function or location.
seleccionar: Items chosen from a larger group because they meet a specific condition.
dividir: A whole separated into parts or groups.

Definition in Spanish

Separar o agrupar objetos, datos o documentos según criterios comunes para facilitar su uso o búsqueda.

Word origin

From medieval Latin classificare, built from Latin classis 'division' plus facere 'to make', literally 'to make into classes'.

Usage tips

  • When describing how items were sorted, por or según plus the criterion (for example, los clasifiqué por fecha) commonly appears to avoid ambiguity.

Other meanings

  • classifyverb
  • organizeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • clasificaciónclassificationnoun
  • clasificadorclassifiernoun
  • clasificableclassifiableadjective

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