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

#4,497
“declara” frequency rank
#13,012
“declaro” frequency rank
17509
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declara declaro
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 presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse.

Where the eye mixes declara and declaro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
declara
7 ch
declaro

Look-alike desk: declara vs declaro

A purely visual mix-up. declara ([d̪eˈklaɾa]) and declaro ([d̪eˈklaɾo]) 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 a single letter - a in “declara” becomes o in “declaro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17509, 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]. declaro is at rank #13,012, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈklaɾo].

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 17509, this pair ranks #271,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of declara vs declaro

Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declara": -. Private to "declaro": o.

"declara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "declaro" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declaradcelara · ddeclara · decalra · decclara · declaar · declarra · decllara · declraa
  • declarodcelaro · ddeclaro · decalro · decclaro · declaor · declarro · decllaro · declrao

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "declara" and "declaro" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈklaɾa] versus [d̪eˈklaɾo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "declara" vs "declaro" - which ranks higher?
"declara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,497 in our Spanish list, against #13,012 for "declaro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "declara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "declaro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #271,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declara" and "declaro" 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 #271,800 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