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Which to use

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

#4,497
“declara” frequency rank
#41,290
“decora” frequency rank
45787
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declara decora
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decorar.

Where the eye mixes declara and decora

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
declara
6 ch
decora

Visual trap between declara and decora

A purely visual mix-up. declara ([d̪eˈklaɾa]) and decora ([d̪eˈkoɾa]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45787, 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]. decora is at rank #41,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈkoɾa].

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 45787, this pair ranks #129,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of declara vs decora

Shared letters: acder. Private to "declara": l. Private to "decora": o.

"declara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "decora" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declaradcelara · ddeclara · decalra · decclara · declaar · declarra · decllara · declraa
  • decoradceora · ddecora · deccora · decoar · decroa · deocra · edcora

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "declara" and "decora" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈklaɾa] versus [d̪eˈkoɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "declara" or "decora"?
"declara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,497 in our Spanish list, against #41,290 for "decora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "decora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #129,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declara" and "decora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decora vs decoran". 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 #129,447 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