declaranvsdeclarandoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,435
“declaran” frequency rank
#12,354
“declarando” frequency rank
25789
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declaran declarando
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. Gerundio de declarar.

Where the eye mixes declaran and declarando

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

8 ch
declaran
10 ch
declarando

Visual trap between declaran and declarando

A purely visual mix-up. declaran ([d̪eˈklaɾãn]) and declarando ([d̪eklaˈɾãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “declaran” sits inside “declarando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

declaran is recorded at frequency rank #13,435, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈklaɾãn]. declarando is at rank #12,354, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾãn̪d̪o].

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 25789, this pair ranks #234,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of declaran vs declarando

Shared letters: acdelnr. Private to "declaran": -. Private to "declarando": o.

"declaran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "declarando" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declarandcelaran · ddeclaran · decalran · decclaran · declaarn · declarann · declarna · declarran
  • declarandodcelarando · ddeclarando · decalrando · decclarando · declaarndo · declaradno · declaranddo · declaranndo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "declaran" and "declarando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈklaɾãn] versus [d̪eklaˈɾãn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "declaran" or "declarando"?
"declarando" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,354 in our Spanish list, against #13,435 for "declaran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "declaran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "declarando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declaran" and "declarando" 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 #234,795 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