déclaravsdéclarerTell them apart

Which to use

“déclara” and “déclarer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,360
“déclara” frequency rank
#5,028
“déclarer” frequency rank
20388
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déclara déclarer
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de déclarer. Faire connaître d’une façon manifeste.

Where the eye mixes déclara and déclarer

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

7 ch
déclara
8 ch
déclarer

Visual trap between déclara and déclarer

A purely visual mix-up. déclara (\de.kla.ʁa\) and déclarer (\de.kla.ʁe\) 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 20388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déclara is recorded at frequency rank #15,360, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kla.ʁa\. déclarer is at rank #5,028, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kla.ʁe\.

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 20388, this pair ranks #368,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of déclara vs déclarer

Shared letters: acdlré. Private to "déclara": -. Private to "déclarer": e.

"déclara" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "déclarer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déclara" and "déclarer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.kla.ʁa\ versus \de.kla.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "déclara" vs "déclarer" - which ranks higher?
"déclarer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,028 in our French list, against #15,360 for "déclara". 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 "déclara" and "déclarer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déclara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déclarer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #368,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déclara" and "déclarer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclara vs declare". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #368,526 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list