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

#15,360
“déclara” frequency rank
#44,429
“déclarez” frequency rank
59789
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déclara déclarez
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de déclarer. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déclarer.

Where the eye mixes déclara and déclarez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déclara runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against déclarez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
déclara
8 ch
déclarez

Look-alike desk: déclara vs déclarez

A purely visual mix-up. déclara (\de.kla.ʁa\) and déclarez (\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 59789, 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\. déclarez is at rank #44,429, 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 59789, this pair ranks #101,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déclara vs déclarez

Shared letters: acdlré. Private to "déclara": -. Private to "déclarez": ez.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "déclara" and "déclarez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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.
In ordinary French text, does "déclara" or "déclarez" show up more?
"déclara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,360 in our French list, against #44,429 for "déclarez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "déclara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déclarez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #101,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déclara" and "déclarez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs déclarez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #101,179 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