Which to use
“declare” and “declaro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,661
- “declare” frequency rank
- #13,012
- “declaro” frequency rank
- 30673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declare | declaro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de declarar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de declarar o de declararse. |
Where the eye mixes declare and declaro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses declare with declaro
A purely visual mix-up. declare ([d̪eˈklaɾe]) 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 a single letter - e in “declare” becomes o in “declaro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30673, 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]. 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 30673, this pair ranks #210,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of declare vs declaro
Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declare": -. Private to "declaro": o.
"declare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "declaro" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "declare" and "declaro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "declare" or "declaro" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "declare" and "declaro" 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 "declaro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declare" and "declaro" 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 #210,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.