Which to use
“declarada” is a participle and “declaran” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,274
- “declarada” frequency rank
- #13,435
- “declaran” frequency rank
- 22709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declarada | declaran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de declarado, participio 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 declarada and declaran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses declarada with declaran
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: declarada is [d̪eklaˈɾað̞a] while declaran is [d̪eˈklaɾãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
declarada is recorded at frequency rank #9,274, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾað̞a]. 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 22709, this pair ranks #249,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of declarada vs declaran
Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declarada": -. Private to "declaran": n.
"declarada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "declaran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "declarada" for "declaran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "declarada" vs "declaran" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "declarada" 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 #249,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declarada" 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 #249,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.