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

#4,497
“declara” frequency rank
#13,435
“declaran” frequency rank
17932
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declara declaran
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse.

Where the eye mixes declara and declaran

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

7 ch
declara
8 ch
declaran

Look-alike desk: declara vs declaran

A purely visual mix-up. declara ([d̪eˈklaɾa]) and declaran ([d̪eˈklaɾãn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “declara” sits inside “declaran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17932, 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]. declaran is at rank #13,435, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈklaɾãn].

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 17932, this pair ranks #270,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of declara vs declaran

Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declara": -. Private to "declaran": n.

"declara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "declaran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declaradcelara · ddeclara · decalra · decclara · declaar · declarra · decllara · declraa
  • declarandcelaran · ddeclaran · decalran · decclaran · declaarn · declarann · declarna · declarran

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "declara" and "declaran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈklaɾa] versus [d̪eˈklaɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "declara" or "declaran"?
"declara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,497 in our Spanish list, against #13,435 for "declaran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "declara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "declaran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #270,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declara" and "declaran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declaran vs delatan". 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 #270,021 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