Which to use
“declare” and “déclarent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,591
- “declare” frequency rank
- #9,985
- “déclarent” frequency rank
- 59576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declare | déclarent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déclarer. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déclarer. |
Where the eye mixes declare and déclarent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses declare with déclarent
A purely visual mix-up. declare ([dɪˈkleər]) and déclarent (\de.klaʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
declare is recorded at frequency rank #49,591, classified as averb, pronounced [dɪˈkleər]. déclarent is at rank #9,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.klaʁ\.
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 59576, this pair ranks #102,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of declare vs déclarent
Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declare": -. Private to "déclarent": nté.
"declare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "déclarent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- declare ← dcelare · ddeclare · decalre · decclare · declaer · declarre · decllare · declrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "declare" for "déclarent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "declare" or "déclarent" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "declare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclarent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declare" and "déclarent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs déclarera". 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 #102,388 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.