Which to use
“declare” and “déclarer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,591
- “declare” frequency rank
- #5,028
- “déclarer” frequency rank
- 54619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declare | déclarer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déclarer. | Faire connaître d’une façon manifeste. |
Where the eye mixes declare and déclarer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses declare with déclarer
A purely visual mix-up. declare ([dɪˈkleər]) 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 54619, 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]. 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 54619, this pair ranks #132,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of declare vs déclarer
Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declare": -. Private to "déclarer": é.
"declare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "déclarer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- declare ← dcelare · ddeclare · decalre · decclare · declaer · declarre · decllare · declrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "declare" for "déclarer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "declare" vs "déclarer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "declare" 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 #132,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declare" and "déclarer" 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 #132,787 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.