declaranvsdeclararWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,435
“declaran” frequency rank
#4,498
“declarar” frequency rank
17933
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declaran declarar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. Manifestar una cosa públicamente, hacer pública su voluntad el hablante.

Where the eye mixes declaran and declarar

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

8 ch
declaran
8 ch
declarar

Why the eye confuses declaran with declarar

A purely visual mix-up. declaran ([d̪eˈklaɾãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “declaran” becomes r in “declarar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17933, 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]. 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 17933, this pair ranks #270,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of declaran vs declarar

Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declaran": n. Private to "declarar": -.

"declaran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "declarar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declarandcelaran · ddeclaran · decalran · decclaran · declaarn · declarann · declarna · declarran
  • declarardcelarar · ddeclarar · decalrar · decclarar · declaarr · declararr · declarrar · decllarar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "declaran" for "declarar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈklaɾãn] versus [d̪eklaˈɾaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "declaran" vs "declarar" - which ranks higher?
"declarar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,498 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.

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 "declaran" 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 #270,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declaran" and "declarar" 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 #270,013 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