Which to use
“declara” is a verb and “declarada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,497
- “declara” frequency rank
- #9,274
- “declarada” frequency rank
- 13771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declara | declarada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. | Forma del femenino de declarado, participio de declarar o de declararse. |
Where the eye mixes declara and declarada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses declara with declarada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: declara is [d̪eˈklaɾa] while declarada is [d̪eklaˈɾað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “declara” sits inside “declarada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13771, 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]. declarada is at rank #9,274, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾað̞a].
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 13771, this pair ranks #286,610 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of declara vs declarada
Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declara": -. Private to "declarada": -.
"declara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "declarada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "declara" for "declarada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "declara" vs "declarada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "declarada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,610 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declara" and "declarada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declara vs dictará". 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 #286,610 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.