declaration

/ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

//ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"declaration" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“declaration” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,041
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-declaration · declaration · English

declaration · rank #6,041 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,041
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH cycling

Nearest frequency peer: cycling (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “declaration”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “declaration” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

declaration vs decoration
82% similar
declaration vs declarative
82% similar
declaration vs deceleration
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for declaration
PropertyValue
Headworddeclaration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,041
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “declaration”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).declarationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “cycling” (#6,040), “Dennis” (#6,042), “consensus” (#6,039). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “declaration” is #6,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around declaration (IPA /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,041 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for declaration, with forms such as "dcelaration", "ddeclaration", and "decalration". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "decoration", "declarative", "deceleration", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō. The correct English form is declaration, spelled D-E-C-L-A-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
  2. 2
    Specifically, a declaration of love.
  3. 3
    A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
  4. 4
    The act or process of declaring.
  5. 5
    The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
  6. 6
    In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
  7. 7
    The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how declaration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The weather was not tempting enough to draw the two others from their pencil and their book, in spite of Marianne's declaration that the day would be lastingly fair […].
  2. I went to Miss Mills's, fraught with a declaration.

Etymology

From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.

Synonyms

noticenoticestatementavowalnoticestatement

This word in other languages

declaración(Español)déclaration(Français)Erklärung(Deutsch)declaração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcelaration
  • ddeclaration
  • decalration
  • decclaration
  • declaartion
  • declaraiton
  • declarasion
  • declaratino
  • declarationn
  • declaratoin
  • declarattion
  • declarration
  • declartaion
  • decllaration
  • declraation
  • delcaration
  • edclaration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of declaration - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dcelaration2ddeclaration1decalration2decclaration1declaartion2declaraiton2declarasion1declaratino2
Edit distance from "declaration"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "declaration"?
"declaration" is spelled D-E-C-L-A-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "declaration" mean?
As a noun, "declaration" means: An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
What words are commonly confused with "declaration"?
"declaration" is commonly confused with "decoration", "declarative", "deceleration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "declaration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "declaration" is /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "declaration"?
From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "declaration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

distinction#6,044citizenship#6,035restoration#6,008Palestinian#5,993

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

possibilities17 variantsbankruptcy17 variantscomplaining17 variantshistorically17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list