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.
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
- declarar ← dcelarar · ddeclarar · decalrar · decclarar · declaarr · declararr · declarrar · decllarar
- declararon ← dcelararon · ddeclararon · decalraron · decclararon · declaarron · declaraorn · declararno · declararonn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "declarar" and "declararon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "declarar" or "declararon"?
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.