declaravsdeclarabaConfusable pair

Which to use

“declara” and “declaraba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,497
“declara” frequency rank
#19,368
“declaraba” frequency rank
23865
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declara declaraba
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de declarar o de declararse.

Where the eye mixes declara and declaraba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
declara
9 ch
declaraba

Why the eye confuses declara with declaraba

A purely visual mix-up. declara ([d̪eˈklaɾa]) and declaraba ([d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “declara” sits inside “declaraba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

declara is recorded at frequency rank #4,497, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈklaɾa]. declaraba is at rank #19,368, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞a].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 23865, this pair ranks #243,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of declara vs declaraba

Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declara": -. Private to "declaraba": b.

"declara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "declaraba" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declaradcelara · ddeclara · decalra · decclara · declaar · declarra · decllara · declraa
  • declarabadcelaraba · ddeclaraba · decalraba · decclaraba · declaarba · declaraab · declarabba · declarava

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "declara" for "declaraba" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈklaɾa] versus [d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "declara" vs "declaraba" - which ranks higher?
"declara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,497 in our Spanish list, against #19,368 for "declaraba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "declara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "declaraba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #243,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declara" and "declaraba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declaraba vs declarará". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #243,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list