declaradasvsdeclaradoTell them apart

Quick tell: declaradas is a participle, declarado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“declaradas” is a participle and “declarado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,644
“declaradas” frequency rank
#3,622
“declarado” frequency rank
26266
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declaradas declarado
Definition Forma del femenino plural de declarado, participio de declarar o de declararse. Participio de declarar o de declararse.

Where the eye mixes declaradas and declarado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
declaradas
9 ch
declarado

Visual trap between declaradas and declarado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: declaradas is [d̪eklaˈɾað̞as] while declarado is [d̪eklaˈɾað̞o]. 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 26266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

declaradas is recorded at frequency rank #22,644, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾað̞as]. 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 26266, this pair ranks #232,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of declaradas vs declarado

Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declaradas": s. Private to "declarado": o.

"declaradas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "declarado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declaradasdcelaradas · ddeclaradas · decalradas · decclaradas · declaardas · declaraads · declaradass · declaraddas
  • declaradodcelarado · ddeclarado · decalrado · decclarado · declaardo · declaraddo · declaraod · declardao

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "declaradas" and "declarado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "declaradas" is a participle and "declarado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "declaradas" 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 #22,644 for "declaradas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "declaradas" 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 #232,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declaradas" and "declarado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declaradas 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 #232,485 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