déclare

[de.klaʁ]

/[de.klaʁ]/ unknown

The verdict

“déclare” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an unknown. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - [1] 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv von déclarer ^(→ fr)

Corpus desk

Index DE-declare · déclare · German

déclare · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for déclare
PropertyValue
Headworddéclare
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[de.klaʁ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „déclare“ im Deutschen

déclareliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

déclare is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anunknown, transcribed [de.klaʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for déclare in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is déclare, spelled D-É-C-L-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    [1] 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv von déclarer ^(→ fr)
  2. 2
    [2] 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv von déclarer ^(→ fr)
  3. 3
    [3] 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv von déclarer ^(→ fr)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déclare"?
"déclare" is spelled D-É-C-L-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [de.klaʁ].
What does "déclare" mean?
As an unknown, "déclare" means: [1] 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv von déclarer ^(→ fr)
How do you pronounce "déclare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déclare" is [de.klaʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déclare" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list