declaraban

[d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞ãn]

/[d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“declaraban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,806 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,806
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de declarar.

Key facts for declaraban
PropertyValue
Headworddeclaraban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞ãn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,806
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “declaraban” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). declaraban lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

declaraban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,806 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de declarar.".

declaraban doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is declaraban, spelled D-E-C-L-A-R-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de declarar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "declaraban"?
"declaraban" is spelled D-E-C-L-A-R-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞ãn].
What does "declaraban" mean?
As a verb, "declaraban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de declarar.
How do you pronounce "declaraban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "declaraban" is [d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "declaraban" come from?
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Using “declaraban”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-C-L-A-R-A-B-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list