# declaration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #6,041

## Definitions
1. An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
2. Specifically, a declaration of love.
3. A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
4. The act or process of declaring.
5. The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
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. The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.

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

## Easily confused with
- **decoration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declaration-vs-decoration)
- **declarative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declaration-vs-declarative)
- **deceleration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceleration-vs-declaration)

## Common misspellings (17)
`dcelaration`, `ddeclaration`, `decalration`, `decclaration`, `declaartion`, `declaraiton`, `declarasion`, `declaratino`, `declarationn`, `declaratoin`, `declarattion`, `declarration`, `declartaion`, `decllaration`, `declraation`, `delcaration`, `edclaration`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/declaration