declarenvsdeclaroWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,299
“declaren” frequency rank
#13,012
“declaro” frequency rank
44311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes declaren and declaro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
declaren
7 ch
declaro

Look-alike desk: declaren vs declaro

A purely visual mix-up. declaren ([d̪eˈklaɾẽn]) 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 44311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

declaren is recorded at frequency rank #31,299, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈklaɾẽn]. 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 44311, this pair ranks #137,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of declaren vs declaro

Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declaren": n. Private to "declaro": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • declarendcelaren · ddeclaren · decalren · decclaren · declaern · declarenn · declarne · declarren
  • declarodcelaro · ddeclaro · decalro · decclaro · declaor · declarro · decllaro · declrao

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "declaren" and "declaro" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈklaɾẽn] versus [d̪eˈklaɾo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "declaren" vs "declaro" - which ranks higher?
"declaro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,012 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "declaren" 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 #137,784 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "declaren" and "declaro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs declaren". 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 #137,784 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