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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "declaran" for "declarar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "declaran" vs "declarar" - which ranks higher?
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.