Which to use
“declare” and “décore” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,591
- “declare” frequency rank
- #33,232
- “décore” frequency rank
- 82823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declare | décore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déclarer. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décorer. |
Where the eye mixes declare and décore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: declare vs décore
A purely visual mix-up. declare ([dɪˈkleər]) and décore (\de.kɔʁ\) 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 82823, 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]. décore is at rank #33,232, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kɔʁ\.
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 82823, this pair ranks #15,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of declare vs décore
Shared letters: cder. Private to "declare": al. Private to "décore": oé.
"declare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "décore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- declare ← dcelare · ddeclare · decalre · decclare · declaer · declarre · decllare · declrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "declare" for "décore" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "declare" or "décore" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "declare" and "décore" 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 "décore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declare" and "décore" 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 #15,953 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.