declaradovsdeclararonConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,622
“declarado” frequency rank
#12,574
“declararon” frequency rank
16196
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declarado declararon
Definition Participio de declarar o de declararse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de declarar o de declararse.

Where the eye mixes declarado and declararon

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

9 ch
declarado
10 ch
declararon

Visual trap between declarado and declararon

A purely visual mix-up. declarado ([d̪eklaˈɾað̞o]) and declararon ([d̪eklaˈɾaɾõn]) 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 16196, 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]. declararon is at rank #12,574, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾaɾõn].

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 16196, this pair ranks #277,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of declarado vs declararon

Shared letters: acdelor. Private to "declarado": -. Private to "declararon": n.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declaradodcelarado · ddeclarado · decalrado · decclarado · declaardo · declaraddo · declaraod · declardao
  • declararondcelararon · ddeclararon · decalraron · decclararon · declaarron · declaraorn · declararno · declararonn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "declarado" and "declararon" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eklaˈɾað̞o] versus [d̪eklaˈɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "declarado" or "declararon" show up more?
"declarado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,622 in our Spanish list, against #12,574 for "declararon". 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 "declarado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "declararon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #277,128 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declarado" and "declararon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declarará vs declararon". 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 #277,128 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