Which to use
“declaration” and “déclarations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,742
- “declaration” frequency rank
- #4,485
- “déclarations” frequency rank
- 43227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declaration | déclarations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déclaration. | Pluriel de déclaration. |
Where the eye mixes declaration and déclarations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses declaration with déclarations
A purely visual mix-up. declaration (\ˌdekləˈreɪʃn\) and déclarations (\de.kla.ʁa.sjɔ̃\) 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 43227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
declaration is recorded at frequency rank #38,742, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˌdekləˈreɪʃn\. déclarations is at rank #4,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.kla.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
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 43227, this pair ranks #219,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of declaration vs déclarations
Shared letters: acdilnort. Private to "declaration": e. Private to "déclarations": sé.
"declaration" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "déclarations" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- declaration ← dcelaration · ddeclaration · decalration · decclaration · declaartion · declaraiton · declaratino · declarationn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "declaration" and "déclarations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "declaration" or "déclarations"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "declaration" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclarations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declaration" and "déclarations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décélération vs declaration". 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 #219,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.