declarevsdeclarenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,661
“declare” frequency rank
#31,299
“declaren” frequency rank
48960
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes declare and declaren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
declare
8 ch
declaren

Visual trap between declare and declaren

A purely visual mix-up. declare ([d̪eˈklaɾe]) and declaren ([d̪eˈklaɾẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “declare” sits inside “declaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

declare is recorded at frequency rank #17,661, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈklaɾe]. declaren is at rank #31,299, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈklaɾẽn].

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 48960, this pair ranks #111,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of declare vs declaren

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declaredcelare · ddeclare · decalre · decclare · declaer · declarre · decllare · declrae
  • declarendcelaren · ddeclaren · decalren · decclaren · declaern · declarenn · declarne · declarren

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "declare" and "declaren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈklaɾe] versus [d̪eˈklaɾẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "declare" or "declaren"?
"declare" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,661 in our Spanish list, against #31,299 for "declaren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "declare" and "declaren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "declare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "declaren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declare" and "declaren" 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 #111,555 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