declararvsdeclararonWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#4,498
“declarar” frequency rank
#12,574
“declararon” frequency rank
17072
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature declarar declararon
Definition Manifestar una cosa públicamente, hacer pública su voluntad el hablante. 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 declarar and declararon

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

8 ch
declarar
10 ch
declararon

Visual trap between declarar and declararon

A purely visual mix-up. declarar ([d̪eklaˈɾaɾ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “declarar” sits inside “declararon”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

declarar is recorded at frequency rank #4,498, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eklaˈɾaɾ]. 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 17072, this pair ranks #273,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of declarar vs declararon

Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declarar": -. Private to "declararon": no.

"declarar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "declararon" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declarardcelarar · ddeclarar · decalrar · decclarar · declaarr · declararr · declarrar · decllarar
  • declararondcelararon · ddeclararon · decalraron · decclararon · declaarron · declaraorn · declararno · declararonn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "declarar" and "declararon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eklaˈɾaɾ] versus [d̪eklaˈɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "declarar" or "declararon"?
"declarar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,498 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "declarar" 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 #273,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declarar" 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 #273,654 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