declaradovsdeclararTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,622
“declarado” frequency rank
#4,498
“declarar” frequency rank
8120
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declarado declarar
Definition Participio de declarar o de declararse. Manifestar una cosa públicamente, hacer pública su voluntad el hablante.

Where the eye mixes declarado and declarar

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

9 ch
declarado
8 ch
declarar

Look-alike desk: declarado vs declarar

A purely visual mix-up. declarado ([d̪eklaˈɾað̞o]) and declarar ([d̪eklaˈɾaɾ]) 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 8120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

declarado is recorded at frequency rank #3,622, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾað̞o]. declarar is at rank #4,498, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾaɾ].

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 8120, this pair ranks #305,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of declarado vs declarar

Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declarado": o. Private to "declarar": -.

"declarado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "declarar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declaradodcelarado · ddeclarado · decalrado · decclarado · declaardo · declaraddo · declaraod · declardao
  • declarardcelarar · ddeclarar · decalrar · decclarar · declaarr · declararr · declarrar · decllarar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "declarado" and "declarar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eklaˈɾað̞o] versus [d̪eklaˈɾaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "declarado" or "declarar"?
"declarado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,622 in our Spanish list, against #4,498 for "declarar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "declarado" and "declarar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "declarado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "declarar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #305,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declarado" and "declarar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declarar 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 #305,942 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