Which to use
“declarar” and “declaro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,498
- “declarar” frequency rank
- #13,012
- “declaro” frequency rank
- 17510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declarar | declaro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manifestar una cosa públicamente, hacer pública su voluntad el hablante. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. |
Where the eye mixes declarar and declaro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses declarar with declaro
A purely visual mix-up. declarar ([d̪eklaˈɾaɾ]) and declaro ([d̪eˈklaɾo]) 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 17510, 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]. declaro is at rank #13,012, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈklaɾo].
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 17510, this pair ranks #271,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of declarar vs declaro
Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declarar": -. Private to "declaro": o.
"declarar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "declaro" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "declarar" for "declaro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "declarar" or "declaro"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "declarar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "declaro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declarar" and "declaro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declarar vs declarará". 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 #271,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.