Which to use
“declare” and “déplaire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,591
- “declare” frequency rank
- #21,299
- “déplaire” frequency rank
- 70890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | declare | déplaire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déclarer. | Être désagréable, en parlant des personnes. |
Where the eye mixes declare and déplaire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. declare runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against déplaire's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between declare and déplaire
A purely visual mix-up. declare ([dɪˈkleər]) and déplaire (\de.plɛʁ\) 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 70890, 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]. déplaire is at rank #21,299, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plɛʁ\.
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 70890, this pair ranks #49,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of declare vs déplaire
Shared letters: adelr. Private to "declare": c. Private to "déplaire": ipé.
"declare" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "déplaire" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- declare ← dcelare · ddeclare · decalre · decclare · declaer · declarre · decllare · declrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "declare" for "déplaire" ever safe?
Frequency check: "declare" vs "déplaire" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "declare" and "déplaire" 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 "déplaire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "declare" and "déplaire" 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 #49,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.