clasificado

classified, ranked

adjective klah-see-fee-KAH-doh Rare

Origin: From 'clasificar' (to classify), from Latin 'classis' (group, fleet) + 'facere' (to make).

Also means

top secret

Usage Note

Clasificado covers two main senses: being ranked or placed in a competition (el equipo está clasificado para la final, the team has qualified for the final) and being classified as secret (información clasificada, classified information). The sporting sense — qualifying for the next round — is especially common in Spanish media. The agent noun is clasificador (sorter, classifier).

Examples

"El equipo quedó clasificado en primer lugar."

Natural Translation

The team finished ranked in first place.

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