declarabavsdeclaradoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,368
“declaraba” frequency rank
#3,622
“declarado” frequency rank
22990
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declaraba declarado
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. Participio de declarar o de declararse.

Where the eye mixes declaraba and declarado

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

9 ch
declaraba
9 ch
declarado

Visual trap between declaraba and declarado

A purely visual mix-up. declaraba ([d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞a]) and declarado ([d̪eklaˈɾað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

declaraba is recorded at frequency rank #19,368, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞a]. declarado is at rank #3,622, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾað̞o].

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 22990, this pair ranks #247,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of declaraba vs declarado

Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declaraba": b. Private to "declarado": o.

"declaraba" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "declarado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declarabadcelaraba · ddeclaraba · decalraba · decclaraba · declaarba · declaraab · declarabba · declarava
  • declaradodcelarado · ddeclarado · decalrado · decclarado · declaardo · declaraddo · declaraod · declardao

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "declaraba" and "declarado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eklaˈɾaβ̞a] versus [d̪eklaˈɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "declaraba" vs "declarado" - which ranks higher?
"declarado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,622 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "declaraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "declarado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #247,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declaraba" and "declarado" 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 #247,840 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