declaranvsdeclareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,435
“declaran” frequency rank
#17,661
“declare” frequency rank
31096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declaran declare
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de declarar.

Where the eye mixes declaran and declare

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
declaran
7 ch
declare

Look-alike desk: declaran vs declare

A purely visual mix-up. declaran ([d̪eˈklaɾãn]) and declare ([d̪eˈklaɾe]) 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 31096, 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]. declare is at rank #17,661, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈklaɾe].

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 31096, this pair ranks #208,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of declaran vs declare

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

"declaran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "declare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declarandcelaran · ddeclaran · decalran · decclaran · declaarn · declarann · declarna · declarran
  • declaredcelare · ddeclare · decalre · decclare · declaer · declarre · decllare · declrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "declaran" and "declare" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈklaɾãn] versus [d̪eˈklaɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "declaran" or "declare"?
"declaran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,435 in our Spanish list, against #17,661 for "declare". 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 "declare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #208,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declaran" and "declare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decae vs declare". 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 #208,806 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