Which to use
“declare” and “déclarez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,591
- “declare” frequency rank
- #44,429
- “déclarez” frequency rank
- 94020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declare | déclarez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déclarer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déclarer. |
Where the eye mixes declare and déclarez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between declare and déclarez
A purely visual mix-up. declare ([dɪˈkleər]) 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 94020, 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]. 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 94020, this pair ranks #1,892 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of declare vs déclarez
Shared letters: acdelr. Private to "declare": -. Private to "déclarez": zé.
"declare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "déclarez" · 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 "déclarez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "declare" or "déclarez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "declare" and "déclarez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "declare" 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 #1,892 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declare" and "déclarez" 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 #1,892 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.